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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 minimalism. The score directs any number of musicians to repeat a series of 53 melodic fragments in a guided improvisation.

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Genre
Minimalism
Composed
March 1964
Form
open
Key
C major
Performed
4 November 1964 (1964-11-04): San Francisco Tape Music Center
Scoring
open

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In C

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In C

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related to Recording · 30
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related to Further reading · 27
In C → An Analysis, Asian Influences, Australian Music Centre, Bruce Crossman, Cecilia, Creation, East, Edited, In, Intercultural Music, Interpretation, Journey, MA, Pattern Behavior, Performance History, Probably Organization, Richard Field, Ronald Morelos, Sally Macarthur, San Jose State University
related to Composition · 25
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related to Discography · 21
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related to Legacy · 21
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related to Premiere · 20
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related to Instructions · 17
In C → All, An, Coordination, Ending, In, Individual, Instrumentation, It, Patterns, Performers, Repetitions, Tempo, The, There, They, Time, Transposition
related to Subsequent performances · 16
In C → Buffalo Evening News, Carnegie Recital Hall, David Rosenboom, December, Dempster, Dorrit Licht, Harley Gaber, Igor Stravinsky's Octet, In, Lukas Foss, October, Playing, Riley, SUNY Buffalo, The New York City, Trombonist Stuart Dempster
related to External links · 14
In C → ABC Radio NationalKyle Gann, Andrew Ford, Artsjournal, In, Internet Archive, July, LP, May, Piano, See Carl, Steve Reich, The Music Show, Those Jangling High C's, YouTube
related to Reception · 11
In C → Beatles, David Heckman, Glamour, In, In Stereo Review, Isolated, Janet Rotter, Klangfarbenmelodie, Terry Riley, The Columbia LP, Very

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
In CComposedMarch 19641.00infobox
In CFormopen1.00infobox
In CGenreMinimalism1.00infobox
In CKeyC major1.00infobox
In CPerformed4 November 1964 (1964-11-04): San Francisco Tape Music Center1.00infobox
In CScoringopen1.00infobox
In Cis acomposition by Terry Riley from 19640.90text
In Cis ainteraction of the players in polyrhythmic combinations that spontaneously arise among patterns0.90text
In Crelated to CompositionAlongside0.60section
In Crelated to CompositionUniversity0.60section
In Crelated to CompositionCalifornia0.60section
In Crelated to CompositionBerkeley0.60section

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