I Am Sitting In A Room Alvin Lucier

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I am sitting in a room is a multi media piece created in 1969 1970 by mary and alvin lucier and in its solo sound version is one of composer alvin lucier s best known works. Alvin lucier february 9 2005. I am sitting in a room 1969 by alvin lucier real time realization by christopher burns 2000 alvin lucier discography at musicbrainz. This recording was made by alvin lucier on october 29th and 31st 1980 in the living room of his home in middletown ct.

Oteri published april 1 2005. From i am sitting in a room lovely music ltd 1981. Sitting in a room with alvin lucier. Alvin lucier born may 14 1931 is an american composer of music and sound installations exploring acoustic phenomena especially resonance as well as a former member of the sonic arts union along with robert ashley david behrman and gordon mumma as a self acknowledged composer of experimental music lucier s compositions sometimes deal with elements of indeterminacy.

Through playback and recording of successive generations of his own voice the sound is washed until his talking is a pure harmonic. Interviewed by frank j. Discover releases reviews credits songs and more about alvin lucier i am sitting in a room at discogs. In 1969 american composer alvin lucier first performed his landmark work i am sitting in a room conceived for voice and electromagnetic tape.

The audio section of the piece features alvin lucier recording himself narrating a text and then playing the tape recording back into the room re recording it. The album starts with a relatively bland lucier i am sitting in a room but as the generations progress everything becomes a pure ambient. I am recording the sound of my speaking voice. I am sitting in a room different.

Complete your alvin lucier collection. Lucier read a text into a microphone. Sitting in a room with alvin lucier the 83 year old us composer was in dundalk at the weekend to discuss and perform his seminal work sitting in a room. I am sitting in a room is alvin lucier s idea of pure sound experiments.

Attempting to smooth out his stutter he began with the lines i am sitting in a room the same one you are in now.