In C
by Terry Riley
- Type: Album
- Released: 1968
- Label: CBS Records Masterworks, Columbia Masterworks
- Country: United States
- Length: 43:00
- Community rating: 4.21/5 from 8 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A profound paradigm shift in modern classical music, Terry Riley's revolutionary composition consists of 53 short musical phrases played sequentially by a fluid ensemble of musicians. 'In C' is intensely hypnotic and beautifully warm, creating a fiercely repetitive, incredibly rhythmic polyphonic tapestry that defines the foundation of acoustic minimalism.
Genres
Descriptors: Repetitive, Minimalistic, Instrumental, Rhythmic, Polyphonic, Minimal, minimal, repetitive, experimental, long-form, avant-garde, ensemble, groundbreaking
Tracklist
- In C (23:50)
- In C (19:10)
Credits
- Terry Riley - primary artist, leader, saxophone, score, composed by
- Billy Bryant - artwork [cover]
- Darlene Reynard - bassoon
- Jerry Kirkbride - clarinet
- Fred Plaut - engineer
- Russ Payne - engineer
- David Shostac - flute
- Jan Williams - marimba [marimbaphone]
- Lawrence Singer - oboe
- Margaret Hassell - piano [the pulse]
- David Behrman - producer, sleeve notes [inside unipak]
- Alfred Frankenstein - sleeve notes [front cover]
- Paul Williams - sleeve notes [rear cover]
- Stuart Dempster - trombone, leader [organized]
- Jon Hassell - trumpet
- Edward Burnham - vibraphone
- David Rosenboom - viola