Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television by Robert Ashley

Overview

In 1975 the composer Robert Ashley embarked on an ambitious work titled Music With Roots in the Aether. He called it an Opera (or piece of theater depending on the case) for television. The work is comprised of seven, two hours sections. Each “episode” is dedicated to investigations, interviews, and performances of his one of his peers – David Behrman, Philip Glass, Alvin Lucier, Gordon Mumma, Pauline Oliveros, and Terry Riley respectively, with the final reserved for himself.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 7, 1974

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Cast

Philip Glass,Terry Riley,Pauline Oliveros,Robert Ashley,David Behrman,Gordon Mumma,Alvin Lucier

Director

Philip Makanna,Robert Ashley

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0241119