Terrence Mitchell Riley (born June 24, 1935) is an American composer and performing musician best known as a pioneer of the

minimalist In visual arts, music, and other media, minimalism is an art movement that began in the post-war era in western art. The movement is often interpreted as a reaction to abstract expressionism and modernism; it anticipated contemporary post-mi ...

school of composition. Influenced by

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and

Indian classical music Indian classical music is the art music, classical music of the Indian subcontinent. It is generally described using terms like ''Shastriya Sangeet'' and ''Marg Sangeet''. It has two major traditions: the North Indian classical music known as ...

, his work became notable for its innovative use of

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techniques,

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, and delay systems. His best known works are the 1964 composition ''

In C ''In C'' is a composition by Terry Riley from 1964. It is one of the most successful works by an American composer and a seminal example of minimal music, minimalism. The score directs any number of musicians to repeat a series of 53 melodic fr ...

'' and the 1969 album ''

A Rainbow in Curved Air ''A Rainbow in Curved Air'' is the third album by American composer Terry Riley, released in 1969 on CBS Records. The title track consists of Riley's overdubbed improvisations on several keyboard and percussion instruments. The B-side "Poppy Nog ...

'', both considered landmarks of minimalism and important influences on

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, and contemporary

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. Subsequent works such as ''

Shri Camel ''Shri Camel'' is an album by experimental music and classical minimalism pioneer Terry Riley. Riley began composing the work in 1975 on commission from West Germany's Radio Bremen, and performed an early version of the work in Bremen in May 19 ...

'' (1980) explored

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. Raised in Redding, California, Riley began studying

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and performing solo piano in the 1950s. He befriended and collaborated with composer

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, and later became involved with both the

San Francisco Tape Music Center The San Francisco Tape Music Center, or SFTMC, was founded in the summer of 1962 by composers Ramon Sender and Morton Subotnick as a collaborative, "non profit corporation developed and maintained" by local composers working with tape recorders ...

and Young's New York collective, the

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. A three-record deal with

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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

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the

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and his son, guitarist Gyan Riley.

Life

Riley was born in

Colfax, California Colfax (formerly Alden Grove, Alder Grove, Illinoistown, and Upper Corral) is a city in Placer County, California, at the crossroads of Interstate 80 and State Route 174. The population was 1,995 at the 2020 census. The town is named in h ...

on June 24, 1935, and grew up in

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. In the 1950s, he began performing as a solo pianist and studied composition at

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, the San Francisco Conservatory, and the

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, studying with Seymour Shifrin and

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. He befriended composer

, whose earliest

compositions using sustained tones were an influence; together, Young and Riley performed Riley's improvisatory composition ''Concert for Two Pianists and Tape Recorders'' in 1959–60. Riley later became involved in the experimental

, working with

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, Pauline Oliveros, and Ramon Sender. Throughout the 1960s, he also traveled frequently in Europe, taking in musical influences and supporting himself by playing in piano bars. He also performed briefly with the

in New York in 1965-1966. His most influential teacher was Pandit Pran Nath (1918–1996), a master of Indian classical voice who also taught La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela, and Michael Harrison. Riley made numerous trips to India over the course of their association to study and accompany him on

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, tambura, and voice. In 1971 he joined the

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faculty to teach Indian classical music. Riley also cites

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and "the really great

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groups of

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and

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th century music, 20th-century music. Davis ado ...

Charles Mingus Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz Double bass, upright bassist, composer, bandleader, pianist, and author. A major proponent of collective Musical improvisation, improvisation, he is considered one of ...

Bill Evans William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American Jazz piano, jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, block chords, innovative chord voicings, a ...

, and

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" as influences on his work. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Music at

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in 2007. Around 1980, Riley began his long-lasting association with the

when he met their founder David Harrington while at Mills. Throughout his career, Riley composed 13

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s for the ensemble, in addition to other works. He wrote his first orchestral piece, ''Jade Palace'', in 1991, and has continued to pursue that avenue, with several commissioned orchestral compositions following. He is also currently performing and teaching both as an Indian

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vocalist and as a solo pianist. Riley continues to perform live, and was part of the

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festival in May 2011. Terry Riley 85

Artistry

Musical style

"Where American

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, Indian classical

, barrelhouse

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modal jazz Modal jazz is jazz that makes use of musical modes, often modulating among them to accompany the chords instead of relying on one tonal center used across the piece. Though exerting influence to the present, modal jazz was most popular in th ...

, and rugged western

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all intersect, there stands the sage composer Terry Riley. ..His work exploded listeners’ notions of classical

with his ever-shifting

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and epic improvisations." Riley was initially inspired by jazz saxophonist

Techniques

Riley's music is usually based on improvising through a series of modal figures of different lengths. Works such as ''

'' (1964) and the ''Keyboard Studies'' (1964–1966) demonstrate this technique. The first performance of ''In C'' was given by

, Jon Gibson, Pauline Oliveros, and

, among others. Its form was an innovation: The piece consists of 53 separate modules of roughly one measure apiece, each containing a different musical pattern but each, as the title implies, in the key of C. One performer beats a steady pulse of ''C''s on the piano to keep tempo. The others, in any number and on any instrument, perform these musical modules following a few loose guidelines, with the different musical modules interlocking in various ways as time goes on. In the 1950s Riley was already working with

tape loop In music, tape loops are loops of magnetic tape used to create repetitive, rhythmic musical patterns or dense layers of sound when played on a tape recorder. Originating in the 1940s with the work of Pierre Schaeffer, they were used among ...

s, a technology still in its infancy at the time; he would later, with the help of a sound engineer, create what he called a "time-lag accumulator". He has continued manipulating tapes to musical effect, in the studio and in live performances throughout his career. An early tape loop piece titled ''Music for the Gift'' (1963) featured the trumpet playing of

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. It was during Riley's time in Paris, while composing this piece, that he conceived of and created the time-lag accumulator technique. Premiered in 1968 in the Magic Theatre Exhibition at the Nelson Atkins Gallery in

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, a new version of the installation was commissioned three decades later by Lille 2004-

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and purchased by the Museum of Contemporary Art of Lyon. A third version was built and presented by the Schauspielhaus in

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in 2019. He has composed using

as well as microtones.Holmes, Thomas B. ''Electronic and Experimental Music'', Taylor & Francis (2008). pp. 132, 362. . In New York City in the mid-1960s he played with his longtime friend La Monte Young, as well as with

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and tabla player Angus MacLise, who were founding members of

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. Riley is credited as inspiring Cale's keyboard part on

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's composition "

", which was sung by German actress

Nico Christa Päffgen (; 16 October 1938 – 18 July 1988), known by her stage name Nico, was a German singer, songwriter, actress, and model. Nico had roles in several films, including Federico Fellini's '' La Dolce Vita'' (1960) and Andy Warhol's ...

and included on the album ''

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'', recorded in 1966. Riley's famous overdubbed electronic album ''

'' (recorded 1968, released 1969) inspired many later developments in electronic music. These include

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parts on

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's "

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" and "

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", the latter named in tribute to Riley as well as to

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' by

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was also inspired by Riley's example. The English progressive rock group Curved Air, formed in 1970, took its name from the album. Riley's collaborators have included the Rova Saxophone Quartet, Pauline Oliveros, the ARTE Quartett, and, as mentioned, the Kronos Quartet. His 1995 ''Lisbon Concert'' recording features him in a solo piano format, improvising on his own works. In the liner notes Riley cites

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and

as his piano "heroes", illustrating the importance of jazz to his conceptions.

Personal life

He has three children: one daughter, Colleen, and two sons, Gyan, who is a guitarist, and Shahn. He was married to Ann Riley until her death in 2015.

Discography

* 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) * 1968: ''Germ'', with Gérard Frémy & Martine Joste (Spalax CD 14542, 1998). Includes a Pierre Mariétan track. * 1968: ''

'', Columbia MS7178 * 1969: ''

'', CBS 64564 * 1971: '' Church of Anthrax'', with

(CBS) * 1972: ''Happy Ending'' (soundtrack to Joël Santoni's film ), Warner Bros. Records France 46125; & Lifespan, for solo electric organ; two soundtracks (2007 reissue) * 1972: '' Persian Surgery Dervishes'', Shanti 83502 * 1975: (''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 * 1983: ''Songs for the Ten Voices of the Two Prophets'', for two Prophet 5 synthesisers, Kuckuck Records * 1984: '' Terry Riley: Cadenza on the Night Plain'', a collaboration with the

* 1984: ''Terry Riley and Krishna Bhatt: Terry Riley and Krishna Bhatt Duo'', a collaboration with Krishna Bhatt * 1985: ''No Man's Land'' * 1986: ''The Harp of New Albion'', for piano tuned in

* 1987: ''

Chanting the Light of Foresight ''Chanting the Light of Foresight'' (''imbas forasnai'') is a 1987 composition by Terry Riley written for and commissioned by the Rova Saxophone Quartet, though during the course of the composition it was decided that Rova would compose "The Cho ...

'', with Rova Saxophone Quartet in just intonation * 1989: '' Salome Dances for Peace'', for the Kronos Quartet * 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: '' Lazy Afternoon Among the Crocodiles'', experimental album recorded with contrabassist Stefano Scodanibbio. * 1998: Piano Music of John Adams and Terry Riley, performed by Gloria Cheng * 1999: The Book of Abbeyozzud * 2001: ''

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Solo Piano Concert'', recording of a live performance on 18 April 2000 * 2001: '' Terry Riley: Requiem for Adam'', with Riley's tribute to the son of David Harrington performed by the Kronos quartet, and a solo piano improvisation by Riley * 2002: ''Atlantis Nath'', hand-numbered signed edition of 1000 copies * 2003: ''Cantos Desiertos'' (Naxos) * 2004: ''I Like Your Eyes Liberty'', duets with Terry Riley, piano and

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, poetry (Sri Moonshine Music) * 2004: '' The Cusp of Magic'', with the

, composed for his seventieth birthday, an ode to the rite of

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Eve * 2005: ''Diamond Fiddle Language'' duets with Stefano Scodanibbio, bass ( Wergo) * 2005: ''Assassin Reverie'', Arte Quartett, saxophone qt. (

New World Records New World Records is a record label that was established in 1975 through a Rockefeller Foundation grant to celebrate America's bicentennial (1976) by producing a 100-LP anthology, with American music from many genres.Paul Dresher Ensemble * 2008: ''The Last Camel in Paris'', live solo electric organ performance in Paris, 1978 * 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'' (

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) * 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 (

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) * 2015: ''Music Of Terry Riley – Sunrise Of The Planetary Dream Collector'', Kronos Quartet (

) * 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: ''Keyboard Studies'',

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( Another Timbre) * 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)

Filmography

* 1970: ''Corridor''. Film by Standish Lawder. * 1975: ''Lifespan''. 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). * 1976: ''Crossroads''. Film by

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. * 1976: ''Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television''. Tape 6: Terry Riley. Produced and directed by Robert Ashley. New York, New York: Lovely Music. * 1986: ''In Between the Notes...a Portrait of Pandit Pran Nath, Master Indian Musician''. Produced by Other Minds, directed by William Farley. * 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 ''

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''. It can be found when listening to the fictional radio station, "The Journey". * 2017: '' Hochelaga, Land of Souls''. Film by François Girard.

References

External links

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(audio and video) * Davidson, Robert.
Short Biography of Terry Riley
" 1999.
Elision Fields
Riley's management and CD label
A Concert in Honor of Terry Riley on his 50th Birthday
featuring the Kronos Quartet .

featuring tracks from ''The Book of Abbeyozzud'' and ''The Light of Foresight'' (with Rova) * ''In C'' (1964) * Golden, Barbara. "Conversation with Terry Riley.
''eContact! 12.2 — Interviews (2)''
(April 2010). Montréal: CEC. * Leopizzi, Marco.
Terry Riley — Il guru del minimalismo
(). Interview from 1 June 2008. Musicaround.net. * (Includes video.)
Interview with Terry Riley
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