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Brooklyn Raga Massive Takes 'In C' Out Of The Sky And Into The Streets

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Brooklyn Raga Massive Takes 'In C' Out Of The Sky And Into The Streets

November 9, 2017 • Watch Terry Riley's signature piece performed on sitar, bansuri, tablas and violins as members of the music collective gather in kitchens, parks and subways.

Classical Music In 2015: The Year In Review

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Classical Music In 2015: The Year In Review

January 4, 2016 • As a new year begins, take a quick glance back at some of the notable birthdays, anniversaries, awards, trends and farewells that made 2015 unique in classical music.

'The Most Beautiful Offerings': Terry Riley At 80

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'The Most Beautiful Offerings': Terry Riley At 80

June 19, 2015 • The man credited as the father of minimalism is celebrating a big birthday Wednesday. And his influence reaches well beyond classical music.

'The Most Beautiful Offerings': Terry Riley At 80

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Terry And Gyan Riley: Together IN C

May 12, 2009 • Forty-five years after the debut of Terry Riley's IN C, the composer and his son, guitarist Gyan Riley, talk about performing the minimalist classic together.

Terry And Gyan Riley: Together IN C

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Over four decades, the Kronos quartet (from left, John Sherba, Sunny Yang, Hank Dutt and David Harrington) has premiered more than 800 pieces. Jay Blakesberg hide caption

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Kronos Quartet At 40: Songs We Love

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March 25, 2014 • To mark the venturesome string quartet's 40 years of commissioning and performing new music, composers Steve Reich, Terry Riley and others recall their favorite Kronos memories.

Three Symphonies That Aren't Really Symphonies

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Three Symphonies That Aren't Really Symphonies

September 11, 2013 • Explore three non-symphonies with epic sweep: Terry Riley's minimalist masterpiece In C, Phil Kline's holiday boombox parade Unsilent Night and John Luther Adams' percussion extravaganza Inuksuit.

Inuksuit (excerpt)

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Chopin At 200

Rossini, Riley And Remixes: New Classical CDs

November 22, 2009 • From sensuous-sounding Chopin to a radical remix of Terry Riley's IN C, NPR Music's Tom Huizenga and All Things Considered host Guy Raz spin a wide assortment of new classical CDs.

Rossini, Riley And Remixes: New Classical CDs

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Terry Riley, Composing on 'The Cusp of Magic'

February 17, 2008 • With peyote rattles, lullabies, wedding music and toy instruments, composer Terry Riley has created a new work for the Kronos Quartet and Chinese lute player Wu Man, which explores the magical area between fantasy and reality.

Terry Riley, Composing on 'The Cusp of Magic'

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Nashville Symphony Goes Electric, Eclectic

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Nashville Symphony Goes Electric, Eclectic

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May 12, 2012 • The Nashville Symphony Orchestra brings a wonderfully weird program to Carnegie Hall, including the New York premiere of a new electric violin concerto by Terry Riley, with soloist Tracy Silverman.

Terry Riley And Big Boi, Hanging Out Like It's Not A Thang

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Terry Riley And Big Boi, Hanging Out Like It's Not A Thang

May 17, 2011 • The father of minimalism and half of OutKast, together at last. (Now, where's that collaboration?)

Cellist Pablo Casals, violinist Fritz Kreisler, pianist Harold Bauer and conductor Walter Damrosch in 1904. Blaine Littell Collection of Walter Damrosch Memorabilia / Carnegie Hall Archives hide caption

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120 Years At Carnegie Hall

May 5, 2011 • From Tchaikovsky to Terry Riley, Fats to Dylan: immerse yourself in iconic images from across the 120-year history of the world's most famous concert venue.