No Ideas But in Things: The Composer Alvin Lucier (2013)

Genres - Music  |   Sub-Genres - Biography  |   Run Time - 97 min.  |   Countries - United States  |  
  • AllMovie Rating
  • User Ratings (0)
  • Your Rating

Share on

Synopsis by Jason Buchanan

Prolific American composer Alvin Lucier reflects on works from all stages of his career while performing concerts in the Netherlands and Switzerland, and paying a visit to his hometown of Middletown, Connecticut. Topics of conversation include his 1969 composition "I Am Sitting in a Room", his tenure with the Sonic Arts Union, his stint as a professor at Wesleyan University, and his relationships with David Tudor and John Cage.

Characteristics

Keywords

career, composer