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

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

840 mins | Documentary, Music | June 7, 1974

In 1975 the composer Robert Ashley embarked on an ambitious work titled Music With Roots in the Aether. He called it an Opera (or piece of theater depending on the case) for television. The work is comprised of seven, two hours sections. Each “episode” is dedicated to investigations, interviews, and performances of his one of his peers – David Behrman, Philip Glass, Alvin Lucier, Gordon Mumma, Pauline Oliveros, and Terry Riley respectively, with the final reserved for himself.

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

840 mins | Documentary, Music | June 7, 1974

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 Aether. He called it an Opera (or piece of theater depending on the case) for television. The work is comprised of seven, two hours sections. Each “episode” is dedicated to investigations, interviews, and performances of his one of his peers – David Behrman, Philip Glass, Alvin Lucier, Gordon Mumma, Pauline Oliveros, and Terry Riley respectively, with the final reserved for himself.
Producers
Original title Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television by Robert Ashley
Directors Philip Makanna, Robert Ashley
Writers

Cast

Robert Ashley

as Himself

Pauline Oliveros

as Himself

Alvin Lucier

as Himself

Gordon Mumma

as Himself

David Behrman

as Himself

Terry Riley

as Himself

Philip Glass

as Himself