KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Thin Air: Interview with Terry Riley

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interviews

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

TA.1969.11.22

Program Series

Thin Air

Program Length

55 min

Dates

1969-11-22 | broadcast
| 1969-10-29 | created

Description

Charles Amirkhanian talks with composer Terry Riley, as well as with Robert Ashley and William Maraldo, co-directors of the Mills Center for Contemporary Music, about a concert of Riley’s and other’s music that was to be held at Mills College, on Nov. 16, 1969. Riley describes the intricate rhythm patterns of one of the pieces to be performed by a combination of rock, jazz, and classical musicians, and how their difference in training may effect the timing of the work. The group also discusses the role of theatricality in musical performances, and the need for outdoor, new music festivals to reenergize the field, much as Woodstock did for rock music.

Genres

New music

Musical Selections

[unidentified calliope music playing in background]

Subjects

New music
Calliope music
Aleatory music
Indeterminacy (Music)

Related places

Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

Amirkhanian, Charles
Ashley, Robert, 1930-
Maraldo, William
Riley, Terry, 1935-