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Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble: In C Remixed

by John Kelman
November 29, 2009

Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble In C Remixed Innova Recordings 2009

It's not only one of minimalism's early classics, but Terry Riley's seminal “In C," composed in 1964, could also be described as an early foundation for the modern concept of remix. 53 musical fragments--as brief as three notes and as long as 18--are performed by an ensemble of no fixed size; the only instructions being to begin with the ...