Terry Riley: A Rainbow in Curved Air & Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band
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Release Date: 01/01/1988
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Media Type: CD
Artist: RILEY,T.
Title: RAINBOW IN CURVED/POPPY NOGOOD
Street Release Date: 03/14/1988
Domestic
Genre: CLASSICAL COMPOSERS
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Riley is one of the granddaddies of Minimalism. His early music, In C and the two works on this disc, brought to light the musical possibilities of rapid-fire notation and shifting sonic textures to a new form of music. Riley has done this primarily through electronic keyboards and computer technology. The composer plays all the instruments on this extraordinary disc: electric organ, electric harpsichord, "rocksichord," dumbec, tambourine, and soprano saxophone. The music is spooky and hypnotic and is an early masterpiece in the genre. It belongs in the collections of anyone interested in late 20th century American music. --Paul Cook