Alvin Lucier
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Alvin Lucier was an American experimental composer renowned for his pioneering work with acoustic phenomena, sound installation, and the physical properties of hearing.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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experimental composer ⓘ human ⓘ music educator ⓘ sound artist ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
David Behrman
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Gordon Mumma NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Ashley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-05-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-12-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Brandeis University
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Tanglewood Music Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| employer | Wesleyan University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Lucier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
acoustic phenomena
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conceptual music ⓘ electroacoustic music ⓘ experimental music ⓘ sound art ⓘ sound installation ⓘ |
| fullName | Alvin Augustus Lucier Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental music
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minimal music ⓘ sound art ⓘ |
| givenName | Alvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exploration of acoustic space
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pioneering sound installation art ⓘ use of room resonance ⓘ works based on physical properties of sound ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Sonic Arts Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
American experimental music
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post-Cagean experimentalism ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bird and Person Dyning
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Clocker NERFINISHED ⓘ Crossings NERFINISHED ⓘ I Am Sitting in a Room NERFINISHED ⓘ Music for Pure Waves, Bass Drums and Acoustic Pendulums NERFINISHED ⓘ Music for Solo Performer NERFINISHED ⓘ Music on a Long Thin Wire NERFINISHED ⓘ Nothing Is Real (Strawberry Fields Forever) NERFINISHED ⓘ Outlines of Persons and Things NERFINISHED ⓘ Silver Streetcar for the Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Still and Moving Lines of Silence in Families of Hyperbolas NERFINISHED ⓘ Vespers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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music theorist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Nashua, New Hampshire, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Middletown, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of music at Wesleyan University ⓘ |
| taughtAt | Wesleyan University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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