David Behrman

David Behrman

Birthday: 1937-08-16

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Biography: David Behrman (born August 16, 1937 in Salzburg, AustriaInt) is an American composer and a pioneer of computer music. In the early 1960s he was the producer of Columbia Records' Music of Our Time series, which included the first recording of Terry Riley's In C.[1] In 1966 Behrman co-founded Sonic Arts Union with fellow composers Robert Ashley, Alvin Lucier and Gordon Mumma. He wrote the music for Merce Cunningham's dances Walkaround Time (1968), Rebus (1975), Pictures (1984) and Eyespace 40 (2007).

Movies

New Music: Sounds and Voices from the Avant-Garde New York 1971
New Music: Sounds and Voices from the Avant-Garde New York 1971

With participation of John Cage, Earle Brown, David Tudor, Gordon Mumma, David Behrman, Max Neuhaus,...

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A Tribute to John Cage
A Tribute to John Cage

A Tribute to John Cage is Paik's homage to avant-garde composer John Cage. A major figure in contemp...

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Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television by Robert Ashley
Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television by Robert Ashley

In 1975 the composer Robert Ashley embarked on an ambitious work titled Music With Roots in the Aeth...

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Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance
Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance

A history of the work of Merce Cunningham....

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Knots and Fields
Knots and Fields

Knots and Fields examines the aesthetic debates and tensions that have animated the Darmstadt course...

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