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Alvin Curran

Alvin Curran

Alvin Curran has been played over 30 times on NTS, first on 10 August 2015. Alvin Curran's music has been featured on 32 episodes.

Composer Alvin Curran (born 13 December 1938 in Providence, Rhode Island) is the co-founder, with Frederic Rzewski and Richard Teitelbaum, of Musica Elettronica Viva, and a former student of Elliott Carter. Curran's music often makes use of electronics and environmental found sounds.

Discography * Electric Rags II (1989) New Albion Records, with Rova Saxophone Quartet. * Songs and Views of the Magnetic Garden (1975/1993) Catalyst Records, performed, synthesized, recorded and mixed by Alvin Curran. * Schtyx (1994) CRI. Performed by the Abel Steinberg Winant Trio. VSTO (string quartet) performed by David Abel, first violin, Sharon Wood, second violin, Meg Tichener viola, and Dina Weinschelbaum, cello. * Animal Behaviour (1995) Tzadik. * Theme Park (1998) Tzadik. * Lost Marbles (2004) Tzadik. * "Toto Angelica" (2005) I Dischi di Angelica. * "Inner Cities" (2005), played by Daan Vandewalle, piano, Long Distance Records * "Maritime Rites," ten environmental concerts produced for National Public Radio. 1984, reissue 2004, New World Records

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Alvin Curran

Alvin Curran has been played over 30 times on NTS, first on 10 August 2015. Alvin Curran's music has been featured on 32 episodes.

Composer Alvin Curran (born 13 December 1938 in Providence, Rhode Island) is the co-founder, with Frederic Rzewski and Richard Teitelbaum, of Musica Elettronica Viva, and a former student of Elliott Carter. Curran's music often makes use of electronics and environmental found sounds.

Discography * Electric Rags II (1989) New Albion Records, with Rova Saxophone Quartet. * Songs and Views of the Magnetic Garden (1975/1993) Catalyst Records, performed, synthesized, recorded and mixed by Alvin Curran. * Schtyx (1994) CRI. Performed by the Abel Steinberg Winant Trio. VSTO (string quartet) performed by David Abel, first violin, Sharon Wood, second violin, Meg Tichener viola, and Dina Weinschelbaum, cello. * Animal Behaviour (1995) Tzadik. * Theme Park (1998) Tzadik. * Lost Marbles (2004) Tzadik. * "Toto Angelica" (2005) I Dischi di Angelica. * "Inner Cities" (2005), played by Daan Vandewalle, piano, Long Distance Records * "Maritime Rites," ten environmental concerts produced for National Public Radio. 1984, reissue 2004, New World Records

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Fiori Chiari, Fiori Oscuri
Alvin Curran
Ananda1978
Canti E Vedute Dal Giardino Magnetico
Alvin Curran
Ananda1975
Under The Fig Tree
Alvin Curran
Die Schachtel2010
Canti Illuminati [For Voice, Synthesizer, Tape]
Alvin Curran
Fore1982
The Works
Alvin Curran
Fore1980
Light Flowers Dark Flowers (Fiori Chiari Fiori Oscuri)
Alvin Curran
New World Records2010
Songs And Views From The Magnetic Garden (Canti E Vedute Del Giardino Magnetico)
Alvin Curran
New World Records2010
Gli Scariolanti
Alvin Curran
Catalyst1993
Part I
Alvin Curran, Reinier Van Houdt
Moving Furniture Records2019
Dead Beats
Alvin Curran, Reinier Van Houdt
Moving Furniture Records2019