Music 109: Notes on Experimental Music

by Alvin Lucier

Book Overview

An engaging inside view of experimental music

Composer and performer Alvin Lucier brings clarity to the world of experimental music as he takes the reader through more than a hundred groundbreaking musical works, including those of Robert Ashley, John Cage, Charles Ives, Morton Feldman, Philip Glass, Pauline Oliveros, Steve Reich, Christian Wolff, and La Monte Young. Lucier explains in detail how each piece is made, unlocking secrets...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819574929
• ISBN13: 9780819574923
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up