Gordon Mumma

A history of the work of Merce Cunningham.

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.

이 작품은 두 여인 사이에서 딜레마에 빠져 있는, 그리고 그녀들을 고통스럽게 만드는 한 남자를 관찰하고 있다. 이 작품은 원래 이본느 라이너의 무용 퍼포먼스의 한 부분이기도 하다.