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Alvin Lucier

Born 14 May 1931.

Biography

Alvin Lucier (born May 14, 1931) is an American composer of experimental music and sound installations that explore acoustic phenomena and auditory perception. A long-time music professor at Wesleyan University, Lucier was a member of the influential Sonic Arts Union, which included Robert Ashley, David Behrman, and Gordon Mumma. Much of his work is influenced by science and explores the physical properties of sound itself: resonance of spaces, phase interference between closely-tuned pitches, and the transmission of sound through physical media.

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Albums releases

Release title Release date
I Am Sitting in a Room 1981
Navigations for Strings; Small Waves n/a
Nothing Is Real... n/a
Music on a Long Thin Wire n/a
Still Lives n/a

Credits

Role Artist Release
Composer Anthony Burr & Charles Curtis Alvin Lucier (2005)
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