Eight Lectures on Experimental Music

Middletown CT 06459

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Christian Wolff’s lecture is to be published in his forthcoming book, Occasional Pieces (Oxford University Press, 2017). The lecture has been reprinted with permission from Oxford University Press. It was also published in Christian Wolff, Cues: Writings & Conversations (Cologne: MusikTexte, 1998).

Parts of Steve Reich’s lecture were printed in his book Writings on Music, 1965–2000 (Oxford University Press, 2002). Reprinted with permission from Oxford University Press.

Part of Steve Reich’s lecture originally appeared in the Kurt Weill Newsletter (Fall 1992): 10 (2).

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

NAMES: Lucier, Alvin editor.

TITLE: Eight lectures on experimental music / edited by Alvin Lucier.

DESCRIPTION: Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, [2017] |

IDENTIFIERS: LCCN 2017019112 (print) | LCCN 2017021187 (ebook) | ISBN 9780819577641 (ebook) | ISBN 9780819577634 (cloth: alk. paper)

SUBJECTS: LCSH: Music—20th century—History and criticism.

CLASSIFICATION: LCC ML197 (ebook) | LCC ML197 .E33 2017 (print) | DDC 780.9/04—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017019112

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Cover illustration: String Noise duo at the Paula Cooper Gallery, in front of Sol LeWitt wall drawing, by Mimi Johnson. Sol LeWitt wall drawing courtesy of Artists Rights Society.