Question

A piece by this composer repeats a different chord in each of the 11 sections that follow its opening "Pulses." (20[1])In a piece by this composer, two performers repeat (20[1])the rhythm "3 eighth notes, (20[1])2 eighth notes, eighth note, 2 (0[1])eighth notes," with one of them delaying it by an extra eighth rest on each repetition. (20[2])Terry Riley's In C and the preaching of Brother Walter inspired a tape composition by this composer. (20[1]0[1])A string quartet by this composer of (*) Music for 18 Musicians (10[3]0[1])ends (10[1])with the movement (10[1])"After the War," (10[1])which intersperses interviews with Holocaust (10[1])survivors. (10[1]0[4])This (0[1])composer (0[1])pioneered phasing in pieces (10[1])like It's Gonna Rain (0[1])and Clapping Music. For 10 points, name this minimalist American composer (0[2])of Different Trains. (10[2]0[4])■END■ (10[5]0[11])

Back to tossups

Buzzes

Summary