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Terry Riley (was Re: decisions...)

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1994-02-15 16:06Mike J. Brown Terry Riley (was Re: decisions...)
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1994-02-15 16:06Mike J. Brown> I would also add TErry Riley's albums "A Rainbow in Curved Air" and > "Terry Riley in C"
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Terry Riley (was Re: decisions...)
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quoted 8 lines I would also add TErry Riley's albums "A Rainbow in Curved Air" and> I would also add TErry Riley's albums "A Rainbow in Curved Air" and > "Terry Riley in C", from the late 60s on Columbia. Experimental > modern classical music, very sonically beautiful and quite > ambient, with some bursts of energy; the music rises and falls > like waves. "Rainbow in Curved Air" uses several electric organs and > percussion, while "In C" is for a small orchestra. Can't > recommend Mr. Riley too highly. > stu 8)
_A Rainbow in Curved Air_ was one of, if not the first, electronic music albums to make extensive use of stereo delay effects. Robby Berry wrote an extensive explanation and review of _In C_ for the Ambient Survey; it is in his review area there. (pub/ambient/reviews/berry) Mike J. Brown _ ___ ______________Approach and Identify ............................................................................... Ambient Music Survey: FTP or Gopher techno.stanford.edu. Contributions needed!