Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television by Robert Ashley (1974)

Genre : Documentary, Music

Runtime : 14H 0M

Director : Robert Ashley, Philip Makanna

Synopsis

In 1975 the composer Robert Ashley embarked on an ambitious work titled Music With Roots in the Aether. He called it an Opera (or piece of theater depending on the case) for television. The work is comprised of seven, two hours sections. Each “episode” is dedicated to investigations, interviews, and performances of his one of his peers – David Behrman, Philip Glass, Alvin Lucier, Gordon Mumma, Pauline Oliveros, and Terry Riley respectively, with the final reserved for himself.

Actors

Robert Ashley
Robert Ashley
Himself
Pauline Oliveros
Pauline Oliveros
Himself
Alvin Lucier
Alvin Lucier
Himself
Gordon Mumma
Gordon Mumma
Himself
David Behrman
David Behrman
Himself
Terry Riley
Terry Riley
Himself
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Himself

Crews

Robert Ashley
Robert Ashley
Director
Philip Makanna
Philip Makanna
Director
Philip Makanna
Philip Makanna
Camera Operator