(Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television)

Overview: 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-hour sections. Each episode is dedicated to investigations, interviews, and performances of one of his peers – David Behrman, Philip Glass, Alvin Lucier, Gordon Mumma, Pauline Oliveros, and Terry Riley, respectively, with the final reserved for himself.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Documentary

Networks:

PBS

Year:

1976

Directors:

Robert Ashley

Actors:

Self

Crews:

Director

Producer

Director of Photography