Across the Lake of the Ancient Word - Homage to Terry Riley
Abstract Painting. Circular Canvas. 16" in Diameter. Acrylic on Canvas. July 7, 2020.
An homage to American Minimalist composer, Terry Riley. Title taken from a title of one of his pieces appearing on his "Shri Camel" album of 1980. A fantastic album of sonorities rarely heard in Western 12-tone based music. The keyboards were tuned to "Just Intonation" allowing for scales and timbres that sound to the Western ear like they're all vaguely out of tune, so to speak. These micro-tones are used a lot in non-Western music, particularly evident in Classical Indian and Chinese musics.
Collection of Roger and Rilla Mulligan, Thessalon, Ontario, Canada.
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Music Link: Terry Riley: "Shri Camel", the entire album. I couldn't find the individual tracks separately on You Tube so I've provided the link to the whole album ( 4 pieces ). Even a minute or two of listening will make Riley's tuning innovation beautifully evident.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcos1twObz0
© 2020, Richard S Warner. All rights reserved.
Across the Lake of the Ancient Word - Homage to Terry Riley
Abstract Painting. Circular Canvas. 16" in Diameter. Acrylic on Canvas. July 7, 2020.
An homage to American Minimalist composer, Terry Riley. Title taken from a title of one of his pieces appearing on his "Shri Camel" album of 1980. A fantastic album of sonorities rarely heard in Western 12-tone based music. The keyboards were tuned to "Just Intonation" allowing for scales and timbres that sound to the Western ear like they're all vaguely out of tune, so to speak. These micro-tones are used a lot in non-Western music, particularly evident in Classical Indian and Chinese musics.
Collection of Roger and Rilla Mulligan, Thessalon, Ontario, Canada.
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Music Link: Terry Riley: "Shri Camel", the entire album. I couldn't find the individual tracks separately on You Tube so I've provided the link to the whole album ( 4 pieces ). Even a minute or two of listening will make Riley's tuning innovation beautifully evident.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcos1twObz0
© 2020, Richard S Warner. All rights reserved.