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  • Four American Composers (1983)
  • TV Movie | 220 min | Documentary
Four American Composers (1983)
TV Movie | 220 min | Documentary

This is a 4-part documentary that follows four different contemporary composers performing/creating/building their shows. Peter Greenaway leads us, with a great sense of balance between the performances and the interviews, through the ...See moreThis is a 4-part documentary that follows four different contemporary composers performing/creating/building their shows. Peter Greenaway leads us, with a great sense of balance between the performances and the interviews, through the creative process of 4 very different composers in style (sound and noise, repetition and discipline, vocal experimentation, poetry and musical freedom) who are all framed under the same musical genre - contemporary music. A great way to get introduced to this music and to understand how much of it is intellectual or playful. Written by Gica Labé See less
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John Cage
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Peter Gordon
Self (segment "Ashley") Self (segment "Ashley")   See fewer
Jack Kripl
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Jill Kroesen
(segment "Ashley") (segment "Ashley")   See fewer
Meredith Monk
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Kurt Munkacsi
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Dora Ohrenstein
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Michael Riesman
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'Blue' Gene Tyranny
The World's Greatest Piano Player (segment "Ashley") The World's Greatest Piano Player (segment "Ashley")   See fewer
David Van Tieghem
The Captain of the Football Team (segment "Ashley") The Captain of the Football Team (segment "Ashley")   See fewer
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