A Rainbow In Curved Air is the third album by experimental music artist Terry Riley. Through the use of overdubbing, Riley plays all the instruments on the title track: electric organ, 2 electric harpsichords (a Baldwin electric harpsichord & a RMI Rock-Si-Chord), dumbec (or goblet drum), and tambourine. The largely improvisational nature of the work, based on modal scales, owes much to jazz and Hindustani classical music. Some jazz musicians had explored overdubbing techniques before, notably Bill Evans, one of Riley's piano "heroes", on his classic album Convers… read more
A Rainbow In Curved Air is the third album by experimental music artist Terry Riley. Through the use of overdubbing, Riley plays all the instruments … read more
A Rainbow In Curved Air is the third album by experimental music artist Terry Riley. Through the use of overdubbing, Riley plays all the instruments on the title track: electric organ, 2… read more
Terry Riley (born June 24, 1935) is an American composer associated with the minimalist school. Born in Colfax, California, United States, Riley studied at Shasta College, San Francisco State University, and the San Francisco Conservatory before earning an MA in composition at the University of California, Berkeley, studying with Seymour Shifrin and Robert Erickson. He was involved in the experimental San Francisco Tape Music Center working with Morton Subotnick, Steve Reich, Pauline Oliveros, and Ramon Sender. His most influential teacher, however, was Pandit Pran Nath (1918-1996),… read more
Terry Riley (born June 24, 1935) is an American composer associated with the minimalist school. Born in Colfax, California, United States, Riley studied at Shasta College, San Francisco Sta… read more
Terry Riley (born June 24, 1935) is an American composer associated with the minimalist school. Born in Colfax, California, United States, Riley studied at Shasta College, San Francisco State University, and the San Francisco Conservat… read more