Tape Music

Tape Music consists of the fragments, loops, and samples and speed manipulation of pre-recorded sounds, their alteration, and use in modern composition. Tape music is an integral part of musique concrète.

Tape Music Artists Highlights

Terry Riley

Ian William Craig

William Basinski

Steve Reich

Philip Glass

Pete Swanson

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Tape Music Album Highlights

Terry Riley

A Rainbow in Curved Air

Steve Reich

Steve Reich: Early Works

Philip Glass / Steve Reich

Steve Reich: Four Organs; ...

Aaron Dilloway

Modern Jester

Kronos Quartet

Steve Reich: Triple Quartet

Frank Zappa

Lumpy Gravy

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Tape Music Song Highlights

Title/Composer	Performer	Stream
A Rainbow in Curved Air, for electric piano, dumbak & tambourines (partially improvised) Terry Riley	Terry Riley
Clapping Music, for 2 performers Steve Reich	Russ Hartenberger / Steve Reich
Eight Cut Scars [For Robert Turman]	Aaron Dilloway
Electric Guitar Phase, for 4 electric guitars (arr. of Violin Phase) Steve Reich	Steve Reich
Lumpy Gravy, Pt. 1: The Way I See It, Barry/Duodenum/Oh No/Bit of ... Frank Zappa	Frank Zappa
Tender Cuts	Lucrecia Dalt / Aaron Dilloway
Fontana Mix with Aria John Cage
Music Promenade Luc Ferrari	Luc Ferrari
Time Perspectives	Pauline Oliveros
I Am Sitting in a Room, for speaker & electronics Alvin Lucier	Alvin Lucier

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Other Styles in Modern Composition

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