more from
Cantaloupe Music
We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Terry Riley: In C

by Bang on a Can

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $10 USD  or more

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Includes unlimited streaming of Terry Riley: In C via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    8 remaining
    Purchasable with gift card

      $25 USD or more 

     

  • Full Digital Discography

    Get all 19 Bang on a Can releases available on Bandcamp and save 20%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of MEMORY GAME, More Field Recordings, Cloud River Mountain, from the Archives, Vol. 1, Bang on a Can Summer 2016 Mixtape, Bang on a Can Fall 2015 Mixtape, A Ballad For Many, The Essential Martin Bresnick, and 11 more. , and , .

    Excludes subscriber-only releases.

    Purchasable with gift card

      $161.60 USD or more (20% OFF)

     

  • CD signed by Terry Riley
    Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    a CD jewel case with the John Hancock of the man himself.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Terry Riley: In C via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    Sold Out

1.
In C 45:30

about

In 1964, Terry Riley kicked off a revolution with his landmark piece, "In C," inspiring such young composers as Philip Glass and Steve Reich. Now, Bang on a Can reinterprets this minimalist classic with an explosive combination of instruments from around the globe, propelling this transcendental '60's masterpiece into the future.

Top 10 Classical CDs of 2001, Top 10 Pop CDs of 2001 - The New York Times

Essential Underground CD of the Month - Mojo

#1 Ambient/Instrumental CD of 2001 - Pulse!

A dazzling new version of Riley's minimalist landmark - San Francisco Chronicle

"Can now stand as the definitive version of In C." - Richard C. Walla, Sound & Vision

In C is a 42-minute long piece played without stop from beginning to end. There are no tracks on the CD itself in order to produce a continuous listening experience - as the piece was meant to be heard - and was heard live at the World Financial Center on November 20, 1998.

John Schaefer, host of WNYC's New Sounds, wrote the following introduction for the concert program on November 20, 1998:

"Terry Riley's piece In C is one of the seminal works of the late 20th century. Premiered in 1964, it was the work that introduced the musical style now known as Minimalism to a mainstream audience. Full of repeating cells, insistent rhythms, and high energy, In C is a work that can also be endlessly colorful. It is an 'open score,' meaning that it can be played by any combination of instruments. Over the decades, it has been played by percussion ensembles, guitar groups, a Chinese traditional orchestra, and a microtonal band, among hundreds of others. In C had a deep and lasting impact on contemporary classical composers like Steve Reich and John Adams; but it also affected the rock world, influencing artists like John Cale and Brian Eno."

credits

released July 6, 2015

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Bang on a Can New York, New York

contact / help

Contact Bang on a Can

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Bang on a Can, you may also like: