NICOLE V. GAGNÉ

This show, first broadcast on October 6, 2017, looks at the work of three popular minimalist composer/musicians, all of whom worked with pulse-driven music: Terry Riley, who brought improvisation techniques into his composition; Steve Reich, who composed both electronic and instrumental works; and Philip Glass, who found success in opera as well as music for his distinctive ensemble. Quotations from my own interviews with Riley, Reich, and Glass are included. The pieces played are:

TERRY RILEY

In C (1964)

STEVE REICH

Come Out (1966)

Variations for Winds, Strings, and Keyboards (1979)

PHILIP GLASS

Dance No. 4 (1979)

Einstein on the Beach, Act IV, Scene 3, “Spaceship” (1975)

Link to:

Music: SFCR Radio Shows 2012–2018

For more on these composers, see:

Film Review: Prism’s Colors, The Mechanics of Time

Music Book: Historical Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Classical Music, Second Edition

More Cool Sites To Visit! – Music

For more on Philip Glass, see:

Film Interview: Rudolph Wurlitzer

For more on Philip Glass and Steve Reich, see:

Music Book: Soundpieces: Interviews with American Composers

Music Lecture: “Intense Purity of Feeling”: Béla Bartók and American Music

For more on Terry Riley, see:

Music Book: Soundpieces 2: Interviews with American Composers