Gordon Mumma

Nacimiento : 1935-03-30,

Historia

Gordon Mumma (born March 30, 1935, in Framingham, Massachusetts) is an American composer. He is known most for his work with electronics, many devices of which he builds himself, and for his performances on horn.

Películas

Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance
Himself
A history of the work of Merce Cunningham.
Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television by Robert Ashley
Himself
Opera televisiva organizada por Robert Ashley. Un proyecto extenso (su duración total llega a las 14 horas) que mezcla testimonios de compositores americanos de la segunda mitad del siglo XX con interpretaciones de su propia música; David Behrman, Philip Glass, Alvin Lucier, Gordon Mumma, Pauline Oliveros, Terry Riley y el propio Robert Ashley aparecen en este híbrido televisivo.
Lives of Performers
Sound
Embodying Rainer’s aesthetic rigor and wit, the film combines fiction and documentary, script readings, dance snippets, still photos, and tableaux vivants to explore issues of power and gender that influence the emotional lives of her performers.