Terry Riley
Terrence Mitchell "Terry" Riley (born June 24, 1935) is an American composer and performing musician[1] best known as a pioneer of the minimalist school of composition.[2] Influenced by jazz and Indian classical music, his work became notable for its innovative use of repetition, tape music techniques, improvisation, and delay systems.[2] His best known works are the 1964 composition In C and the 1969 album A Rainbow in Curved Air, both considered landmarks of minimalism and important influences on experimental music, rock, and contemporary electronic music.[2] Subsequent works such as Shri Camel (1980) explored just intonation.[2]
For the British deaf rights activist and broadcaster, see Terry Riley (broadcaster).
Terry Riley
Raised in Redding, California, Riley began studying composition and performing solo piano in the 1950s. He befriended and collaborated with composer La Monte Young, and later became involved with both the San Francisco Tape Music Center and Young's New York collective, the Theatre of Eternal Music. A three-record deal with CBS in the late 1960s brought his work to wider audiences. In 1970, he began intensive studies under Hindustani singer Pandit Pran Nath, whom he often accompanied in performance. He has collaborated frequently throughout his career, most extensively with chamber ensemble the Kronos Quartet and his son, guitarist Gyan Riley.[2]
1963: Music for The Gift (Organ of Corti 1, 1963)
1965: Reed Streams, Mass Art Inc. M-131
1967: You're No Good, recorded in 1967 but unreleased until 2000 (Cortical Foundation / Organ of Corti, 2000)[17]
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1968: Germ, with & Martine Joste (Spalax CD 14542, 1998). Includes a Pierre Mariétan track.
Gérard Frémy
1968: , Columbia MS7178
In C
1969: , CBS 64564
A Rainbow in Curved Air
1972: Happy Ending (soundtrack to 's film Les Yeux Fermés), Warner Bros. Records France 46125; Les Yeux Fermés & Lifespan, for solo electric organ; two soundtracks (2007 reissue)
Joël Santoni
1972: , Shanti 83502
Persian Surgery Dervishes
1975: Le Secret de la Vie (Lifespan film soundtrack), Philips France 9120 037
1975: Descending Moonshine Dervishes, Kuckuck Records
1980: , CBS Masterworks M3519, for solo electronic organ tuned in just intonation and modified by digital delay[18]
Shri Camel
1983: Songs for the Ten Voices of the Two Prophets, for two Prophet 5 synthesisers, Kuckuck Records
1984: Terry Riley and Krishna Bhatt: Terry Riley and Krishna Bhatt Duo, a collaboration with
Krishna Bhatt
1985: No Man's Land
1995: In C – 25th Anniversary Concert, version featuring Riley as one of four vocalists, recorded live January 14, 1990, San Francisco, New Albion Records
1995: Lisbon Concert, solo piano concert, recorded live July 16, 1995 Festival dos Capuchos, Teatro São Luis, Lisbon, Portugal., New Albion Records
1997: , experimental album recorded with contrabassist Stefano Scodanibbio.[23]
Lazy Afternoon Among the Crocodiles
1999: The Book of Abbeyozzud
2001: Solo Piano Concert, recording of a live performance on 18 April 2000
Moscow Conservatory
2001: , with Riley's tribute to the son of David Harrington performed by the Kronos quartet, and a solo piano improvisation by Riley
Terry Riley: Requiem for Adam
2002: Atlantis Nath, hand-numbered signed edition of 1000 copies
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2003: Cantos Desiertos (Naxos)
2004: I Like Your Eyes Liberty, duets with Terry Riley, piano and , poetry (Sri Moonshine Music)
Michael McClure
2004: , with the Kronos Quartet, composed for his seventieth birthday, an ode to the rite of Midsummer Eve[26]
The Cusp of Magic
2005: Diamond Fiddle Language duets with Stefano Scodanibbio, bass ()
Wergo
2005: Assassin Reverie, Arte Quartett, saxophone qt. ()
New World Records
2008: The Last Camel in Paris, live solo electric organ performance in Paris, 1978
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2010: Two Early Works, the first-ever recordings of two of Riley's early compositions, performed by the Calder Quartet
2010: Autodreamographical Tales ()
Tzadik Records
2011: Keyboard Studies Nos. 1 and 2 / Tread on the Trail ()
Stradivarius
2012: Aleph ()
Tzadik Records
2015: ZOFO Plays Terry Riley, ZOFO piano duo (Sono Luminus)
2015: One Earth, One People, One Love: Kronos Plays Terry Riley, Kronos Quartet ()
Nonesuch Records
2015: Music Of Terry Riley – Sunrise Of The Planetary Dream Collector, Kronos Quartet ()
Nonesuch Records
2019: Sun Rings, Kronos Quartet ()
Nonesuch
2019: The Lion's Throne, with singer Amelia Cuni, recorded live (Sri Moonshine Music, SMM008)
2019: Archangels, with conductor Julian Wachner, Trinity Choir, Novus Cellos (National Sawdust Tracks)
2021: Zephyr, Francesco D'Orazio, violin
2022: Autodreamographical Tales, transcriptions and arrangements for the Bang on a Can All-Stars ()
Cantaloupe Music
2022: Organum for Stefano, Terry Riley pipe organ, voice. Basilica di Santa Maria dei Servi, Bologna, Italy, May 7, 2013. (i dischi di angelica)
2022: The Sands, James Feddeck, Cleveland Orchestra (CMA Recorded Archive Editions)
2023: Standard(S)and: Kobuchizawa Sessions #1 (Star/Rainbow Records)
1970: Corridor. Film by .
Standish Lawder
1975: . Film by Alexander Whitelaw feat. Klaus Kinski, Tina Aumont and Hiram Keller. Soundtrack released as Le secret de la vie in France, on Philips LP 9120 037 (1975).
Lifespan
1976: Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television. Tape 6: Terry Riley. Produced and directed by . New York, New York: Lovely Music.
Robert Ashley
1986: In Between the Notes...a Portrait of Pandit Pran Nath, Master Indian Musician. Produced by , directed by William Farley.
Other Minds
1995: Musical Outsiders: An American Legacy – Harry Partch, Lou Harrison, and Terry Riley. Directed by Michael Blackwood.
2008: "A Rainbow in Curved Air" features in the in-game soundtrack of . It can be found when listening to the fictional radio station, "The Journey".
Grand Theft Auto IV
2017: . Film by François Girard.
Hochelaga, Land of Souls
[Anonymous] (2002). Album notes for The Who: The Ultimate Collection by The Who, 12. MCA Records.
Meigh-Andrews, Chris, 2006. A History of Video Art.
Potter, Keith (2000). Four Musical Minimalists: La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Steve Reich, Philip Glass. Music in the Twentieth Century series. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press.
Strickland, Edward. "Terry Riley". Online (subscription access) (Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine).
Grove Music
Official website
2014 in-depth interview on Innerviews
(audio and video)
Terry Riley page on Ubu Web
Davidson, Robert. "." 1999.
Short Biography of Terry Riley
Riley's management and CD label
Elision Fields
featuring the Kronos Quartet .
A Concert in Honor of Terry Riley on his 50th Birthday
featuring tracks from The Book of Abbeyozzud and The Light of Foresight (with Rova)
Epitonic.com: Terry Riley
In C (1964)
Art of the States: Terry Riley
Golden, Barbara. "Conversation with Terry Riley." (April 2010). Montréal: CEC.
eContact! 12.2 — Interviews (2)
Leopizzi, Marco. "" (Archived 2012-03-04 at the Wayback Machine). Interview from 1 June 2008. Musicaround.net. (in Italian)
Terry Riley — Il guru del minimalismo
Terry Riley (16 February 2001). . NewMusicBox (Interview). Interviewed by Frank J. Oteri (published 1 June 2001). (Includes video.)
"Obsessed and Passionate About All Music"
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