Composer Alvin Curran (born 13 December 1938 in Providence, Rhode Island) is the co-founder, with Frederic Rzewski and Richard Teitelbaum, of Musica Elettronica Viva, and a former student of Elliott Carter. Curran's music often makes use of electronics and environmental found sounds. Curran works since 1996 on compositions called Inner Cities at the moment there are 12 of them. A composer is a person who writes music. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... City nickname: Beehive of Industry Location Location in Rhode Island Government Country State County United States   Rhode Island Mayor David N. Cicilline (Dem) Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 20. ... Frederic Anthony Rzewski (born April 13, 1938) is an American composer. ... Richard Teitelbaum (May 19, 1939 in New York, NY) is a composer, keyboardist, and improvisor. ... Musica Elettronica Viva (MEV) is a live acoustic/electronic improvisational group formed in Rome in the late sixties by Alvin Curran, Richard Teitelbaum and Frederic Rzewski. ... Elliott Cook Carter, Jr. ... Found art, or more commonly and less confusingly, Found Object (French: objet trouvé) is a term used to describe art created from common objects not normally considered to be artistic (also assemblage). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Discography

• Electric Rags II (1989) New Albion Records, with Rova Saxophone Quartet.
• Songs and Views of the Magnetic Garden (1975/1993) Catalyst Records, performed, synthesized, recorded and mixed by Alvin Curran.
• Schtyx (1994) CRI. Performed by the Abel Steinberg Winant Trio. VSTO (string quartet) performed by David Abel, first violin, Sharon Wood, second violin, Meg Tichener viola, and Dina Weinschelbaum, cello.
• Animal Behaviour (1995) Tzadik.
• Theme Park (1998) Tzadik.
• Lost Marbles (2004) Tzadik.
• "Toto Angelica" (2005) I Dischi di Angelica.
• "Inner Cities" (2005), played by Daan Vandewalle, piano, Long Distance Records
• "Maritime Rites," ten environmental concerts produced for National Public Radio. 1984, reissue 2004, New World Records

The Rova Saxophone Quartet is a San Francisco-based all-saxophone band formed in October 1977 at the same time as their less-adventurous but better known colleagues the World Saxophone Quartet. ... Songs and Views of the Magnetic Garden (1975/Catalyst 09026-61823-2 1993) is an album performed, synthesized, recorded, and mixed by Alvin Curran. ... The term synthesizer is also used to mean frequency synthesizer, an electronic system found in communications, or video synthesizer. ... See Tzadik for other meanings of the word. ...

External links

• Alvin Curran's Homepage
• New Albion: Alvin Curran
• Other Minds: Alvin Curran
• Volume: Bed of Sound: Alvin Curran
• More External Links for A. Curran by Ralph Lichtensteiger
• Alvin Curran in conversation with Frank J. Oteri

Listening

• Epitonic.com: Alvin Curran featuring Crystal Palms
• Alvin Curran interview from American Mavericks site