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Alvin Curran (13 Dec 1938 - )

Male Person - United States

Releases (16)

Official

Album

  1. Canti e vedute del giardino magnetico 1975
  2. Fiori chiari, fiori oscuri Aug 1978
  3. Canti Illuminati 1982
  4. Electric Rags II 1990
  5. Crystal Psalms 1994
  6. Animal Behavior 28 Feb 1995
  7. Theme Park 17 Nov 1998
  8. Maritime Rites 06 Dec 2004
  9. Lost Marbles 2004
  10. Endangered Species 2009
  11. Shofar Rags 2013
  12. Natural History 06 Sep 2016
  13. Drumming Up Trouble 02 Sep 2022

Album - Compilation

  1. Solo Works: The 70’s Oct 2010

Single

  1. Footprint of War (audio version) Jan 2002

Bootleg

Broadcast - Live

  1. The Book Of Beginnings 2015

Relationships (5)

Students

  1. Matt Ingalls
  2. Guðmundur Steinn Gunnarsson
  3. Daan Vandewalle

Member Of

  1. Musica Elettronica Viva
  2. Elettronica Viva

Recordings by (104)

  1. Canti E Vedute Dal Giardino Magnetico ?:?? (1975)
  2. Fiori chiari, fiori oscuri, Part 1 ?:?? (Aug 1978)
  3. Fiori chiari, fiori oscuri, Part 2 ?:?? (Aug 1978)
  4. Canti Illuminati: For Voice, Synthesizer, Tape 26:53 (1982)
  5. The Works 3:05 (1983)
  6. 'wonder bread'/corny island (Ackley solo)/general cluster/grandma's quilt 11:50 (1990)
  7. Z Train 2:56 (1990)
  8. Little Him -- Lo Main 2:44 (1990)
  9. Harmony Circus/corny island (Ochs solo)/'dust bowl' 8:42 (1990)
  10. 'scusami, I walk alone' 2:41 (1990)
  11. for Giacinto 3:04 (1990)
  12. 'field it'/Jurassic times/corny island (Adams solo)/List I 11:31 (1990)
  13. 'cords of would' 3:02 (1990)
  14. 'other brothers'/BLOW-HOLE/corny island (Raskin solo)/continental shelf-dance 11:43 (1990)
  15. one and/amino acids/when in but out but/List I# 7:46 (1990)
  16. From a Room on the Plazza 3:26 (1993)
  17. Crystal Aires 11:04 (1993)
  18. Walked the Way Home 10:25 (1993)
  19. Gli Scariolanti 2:21 (1993)
  20. On My Satin Harp 19:33 (1993)
  21. At Harmony Ranch 3:54 (1993)
  22. 1 24:00 (1994)
  23. 2 29:20 (1994)
  24. Animal Behavior 18:01 (28 Feb 1995)
  25. Why Is This Night Different From All Other Nights? 33:02 (28 Feb 1995)
  26. Theme Park 32:53 (17 Nov 1998)
  27. Charlie's Park 14:25 (17 Nov 1998)
  28. Erat Verbum (Alpha) 2:13 (1999)
  29. For Julian 3:05 (1999)
  30. Canti Illuminati (edit) 7:27 (25 Apr 2000)
  31. Erat Verbum John 1:00 (2001)
  32. Footprint of War (audio version) 3:07 (Jan 2002)
  33. Endangered Species 7:28 (17 Nov 2003)
  34. Inner Cities I 24:14 (17 Nov 2003)
  35. World Music 11:06 (06 Dec 2004)
  36. Rattlesnake Mountain 10:54 (06 Dec 2004)
  37. Coastline 11:41 (06 Dec 2004)
  38. Mine 11:18 (06 Dec 2004)
  39. Improvisation 11:02 (06 Dec 2004)
  40. Soft Shoulder 11:28 (06 Dec 2004)
  41. From Center of Rainbow, Sounding 11:09 (06 Dec 2004)
  42. Ice, Dew, Food, Crew, Ape 11:30 (06 Dec 2004)
  43. Maritime Rites 24:05 (06 Dec 2004)
  44. Program Introduction: World Music 1:30 (2004)
  45. Program Introduction: Rattlesnake Mountain 1:29 (2004)
  46. Program Introduction: Coastline 1:21 (2004)
  47. Program Introduction: Mine 1:27 (2004)
  48. Program Introduction: Improvisation 1:41 (2004)
  49. Program Introduction: Soft Shoulder 1:17 (2004)
  50. Program Introduction: From Center of Rainbow, Sounding 1:34 (2004)
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On Recordings (31)

Performer

  1. Spacecraft 23:14 Musica Elettronica Viva (2009)
  2. Symphony no. 105 1:4:23 Musica Elettronica Viva (2016)

Instruments

  1. Coming Together 19:27 Steve Ben Israel, Karl Berger, Alvin Curran, Jon Gibson, Joan Kalisch, Garrett List, Frederic Rzewski, Richard Youngstein (1974) synthesizer
  2. Attica 6:40 Steve Ben Israel, Karl Berger, Alvin Curran, Jon Gibson, Joan Kalisch, Garrett List, Frederic Rzewski, Richard Youngstein (1974) piccolo trumpet
  3. Real Time One 6:17 Andrea Centazzo, Alvin Curran, Evan Parker (1978)
  4. Real Time Two 6:48 Andrea Centazzo, Alvin Curran, Evan Parker (1978)
  5. Real Time 20:10 Andrea Centazzo, Alvin Curran, Evan Parker (1978)
  6. Real Time Three 8:11 Andrea Centazzo, Alvin Curran, Evan Parker (1978)
  7. Canti Illuminati: For Voice, Synthesizer, Tape 26:53 Alvin Curran (1982) tape, synthesizer
  8. Canti Illuminati: For Choir, Synthesizer, Piano and Tape 24:11 Nicola Bernardini, Elisabetta Bordes‐Page, Alessandro Bruno, Sista Carandini, Giorgio Caruano, Pierluigi Castellano, Antonio Cesareni, Manuela Garroni, Luca Miti, Antonella Talamonti, David Thorner, Alvin Curran (1982) tape, synthesizer, piano
  9. Canti del Capricorno: No. 1 3:08 Michiko Hirayama, Alvin Curran (1987) gong
  10. Ending 6:38 Andrea Centazzo, Alvin Curran, Evan Parker (1996)
  11. Improvviso I 21:45 Andrea Centazzo, Alvin Curran, Evan Parker (1998) synthesizer, piano, trumpet
  12. Improvviso II 22:41 Andrea Centazzo, Alvin Curran, Evan Parker (1998) synthesizer, piano, trumpet
  13. Appendix III 7:03 Pierluigi Castellano (16 Oct 2002) shofar, piano
  14. Appendix I 7:00 Pierluigi Castellano (16 Oct 2002) shofar, piano
  15. Appendix II 3:22 Pierluigi Castellano (16 Oct 2002) shofar, piano
  16. Rue de La Gare 76 3:57 Alvin Curran & Domenico Sciajno (2003) sampler
  17. Outer Cities 19:27 Alvin Curran & Domenico Sciajno (2003) sampler
  18. Anatolia Centrale 19:04 Alvin Curran & Domenico Sciajno (2003) sampler
  19. Someone to Watch Over What 12:07 Alvin Curran & Domenico Sciajno (2003) sampler
  20. Rot 23:08 Domenico Guaccero, Elettronica Viva (2004) synthesizer
  21. In Real Time #5 17:19 Alvin Curran • Evan Parker • Andrea Centazzo (2006)
  22. In Real Time #3 8:08 Alvin Curran • Evan Parker • Andrea Centazzo (2006)
  23. In Real Time #4 6:37 Alvin Curran • Evan Parker • Andrea Centazzo (2006)
  24. In Real Time #2 13:59 Alvin Curran • Evan Parker • Andrea Centazzo (2006)
  25. In Real Time #6 6:19 Alvin Curran • Evan Parker • Andrea Centazzo (2006)
  26. In Real Time #1 6:45 Alvin Curran • Evan Parker • Andrea Centazzo (2006)
  27. Transdadaexpress Extraordinary Renderings 10:56 Alvin Curran (2010) electronic instruments

Vocals

  1. Canti Illuminati: For Choir, Synthesizer, Piano and Tape 24:11 Nicola Bernardini, Elisabetta Bordes‐Page, Alessandro Bruno, Sista Carandini, Giorgio Caruano, Pierluigi Castellano, Antonio Cesareni, Manuela Garroni, Luca Miti, Antonella Talamonti, David Thorner, Alvin Curran (1982)
  2. Canti Illuminati: For Voice, Synthesizer, Tape 26:53 Alvin Curran (1982)

Credited as (21)

  1. Alvin Curran
  2. Alvin Curran & Domenico Sciajno
  3. Alvin Curran & Cenk Ergün
  4. Michiko Hirayama, Alvin Curran
  5. Steve Lacy, Alvin Curran & Frederic Rzewski
  6. Alvin Curran; Daan Vandewalle
  7. Steve Ben Israel, Karl Berger, Alvin Curran, Jon Gibson, Joan Kalisch, Garrett List, Frederic Rzewski, Richard Youngstein
  8. Alvin Curran; Reinier van Houdt
  9. Alvin Curran & Jon Rose
  10. Andrea Centazzo, Alvin Curran, Evan Parker
  11. Andrea Centazzo With Alvin Curran
  12. Alvin Curran - Yvar Mikhashoff
  13. Alvin Curran; Ursula Oppens, Frederic Rzewski
  14. Alvin Curran Featuring Abel Steinberg Winant Trio
  15. Nicola Bernardini, Elisabetta Bordes‐Page, Alessandro Bruno, Sista Carandini, Giorgio Caruano, Pierluigi Castellano, Antonio Cesareni, Manuela Garroni, Luca Miti, Antonella Talamonti, David Thorner, Alvin Curran
  16. Urs Leimgruber / Andreas Willers / Alvin Curran / Fabrizio Spera
  17. Alvin Curran, Roberto Laneri, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Frances‐Marie Uitti, Tony Ackerman, Bruno Tommaso
  18. Alvin Curran, Andrea Centazzo, Evan Parker
  19. Alvin Curran • Evan Parker • Andrea Centazzo
  20. Curran, Schiaffini, C. Neto, Armaroli
  21. Hessel, Nick Nicole & Alvin

Works (34)

Composed

  1. Madonna and Child (1968)
  2. Fiori chiari, fiori oscuri (1974)
  3. Canti Illuminati: Part I (1977)
  4. Canti Illuminati (1977)
  5. Canti Illuminati: Part II (1977)
  6. For Cornelius (1981)
  7. Era ora (1985)
  8. DJ Albert Spins Cage and Cardew (2012)
  9. Someone to Watch Over What
  10. Rue de La Gare 76
  11. Musique Sans Frontières
  12. Improvviso II
  13. Improvviso I
  14. In Real Time #1
  15. In Real Time #2
  16. In Real Time #3
  17. In Real Time #4
  18. In Real Time #5
  19. In Real Time #6
  20. Under The Fig Tree
  21. Max'd Out
  22. Sequence 1
  23. Sequence 2
  24. Sequence 3
  25. Sequence 4
  26. Sequence 5
  27. Why Is This Night Different From All Other Nights
  28. A Room in Rome
  29. The Answer Is...
  30. Don't Throw That Book at Me
  31. Field It
  32. Soft Shoes
  33. Bang Zoom
  34. A Room in Rome

Links (7)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.alvincurran.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/alvin-curran

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/32211

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000769832

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/24789844

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q449059

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/89f96a18-5349-4c9b-a488-b8b33cbd84d3