Alvin Lucier. Reflections

This volume documents the work of Alvin Lucier, one of the key figures in 20th-century experimental music. Through conversations, essays, interviews, prose scores, and introductory texts, a unique sonic universe unfolds, revolving around themes such as resonance, space, perception, and reduction. From classics such as I am Sitting in a Room and Music for Solo Performer to installations, diary entries, and collaborations with John Cage, the book shows how Lucier repeatedly pushed the boundaries of hearing.

Contents:

Forewords
: Pauline Oliveros: Poet of Electronic Music
: James Tenney: The Eloquent Voice of Nature

Interviews
– with Douglas Simon
– with Daniel Wolf

Conversations
– "Creating a new kind of music for me" (Barney Childs)
– "...when you stutter, you scan the language" (Walter Zimmermann)
– "With and without a purpose" (Robert Ashley)
– "Discovery is part of the experience" (William Duckworth)
– "I'm cutting things down to their simplest form" (James Tenney)
– "The form of the piece is a search" (Arne Deforce)
– "You never know what's going to happen" (James Saunders)

Texts about my own work
Texts about others
– A Letter to Frederic Rzewski
– An Open Letter to the Artistic Director of the Ojai Music Festival
– I Remember Morty
– Collaborations with John Cage
– Soba
– The Sonic Arts Union
– Avant-garde and Experiment
– The Future of Our Music
– Preface to Robert Ashley’s book Outside of Time
– Notes on Verbal Notation
– The Local is the Universal
– In Memoriam David Tudor, Robert Ashley, Reinhard Oehlschlägel, Pauline Oliveros

's scores – program and accompanying texts

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