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Alvin Lucier

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American composer of experimental music and sound installations (1931-2021)

United StatesMusiciansLived 1931 to 2021 · aged 90
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Alvin Augustus Lucier Jr. was an American experimental composer and sound artist. A long-time music professor at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, Lucier was a member of the influential Sonic Arts Union, which also included Robert Ashley, David Behrman, and Gordon Mumma.

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1960Fulbright Scholarship

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Alvin Augustus Lucier Jr. was an American experimental composer and sound artist. A long-time music professor at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, Lucier was a member of the influential Sonic Arts Union, which also included Robert Ashley, David Behrman, and Gordon Mumma. Much of Lucier's work explores psychoacoustic phenomena and the physical properties of sound.

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United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1931 to 2021 · aged 90
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14 languages

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