Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television by Robert Ashley (1974)
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In 1975 the composer Robert Ashley embarked on an ambitious work titled Music With Roots in the Aether. He called it an Opera (or piece of theater depending on the case) for television. The work is comprised of seven, two hours sections. Each “episode” is dedicated to investigations, interviews, and performances of his one of his peers – David Behrman, Philip Glass, Alvin Lucier, Gordon Mumma, Pauline Oliveros, and Terry Riley respectively, with the final reserved for himself.
Cast Of - Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television by Robert Ashley
Crew Members
Robert Ashley Self
Pauline Oliveros Self
Alvin Lucier Self
Gordon Mumma Self
David Behrman Self
Terry Riley Self
Philip Glass Self
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