Action/Reaction

This episode looks at improvisations that result from performers reacting to something - a set of instructions, a sound, a feeling, a genre - to form pieces of music that blur the edges of the definitions of improvisation and composition. Though many of the pieces in this program are considered to be compositions written by composers, the music itself is often a reaction to a set of composed elements, making the individual works fluid, allowing them to change every time they are performed. Featuring David Behrman, Robert Ashley, Andrew C. Smith, Gordon Mumma, La Monte Young, and more.

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