Terry Riley - In C

Facts Digitally remastered edition of this 1968 Ambient/Experimental work from composer Terry Riley. One of the great modern musical works, Riley composed this influential piece in 1964, performing it for the first time in San Francisco later that year with an ensemble that included fellow innovator Steve Reich within it's ranks. In C was first released on record in 1968, the result of a recording session with musicians from the Centre of Creative and Performing Arts at Buffalo University, New York. Upon it's release, the album caused a sensation in the world of modern music and is now regarded as a major triumph of 20th Century composition. Esoteric. 2012.