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Four American Composers (1983)
TV Movie | 220 min | Documentary

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Four American Composers (1983)

TV Movie | 220 min | Documentary

This is a 4-part documentary that follows four different contemporary composers performing/creating/building their shows. Peter Greenaway leads us, with a great sense of balance between the performances and the interviews, through the ...See moreThis is a 4-part documentary that follows four different contemporary composers performing/creating/building their shows. Peter Greenaway leads us, with a great sense of balance between the performances and the interviews, through the creative process of 4 very different composers in style (sound and noise, repetition and discipline, vocal experimentation, poetry and musical freedom) who are all framed under the same musical genre - contemporary music. A great way to get introduced to this music and to understand how much of it is intellectual or playful. Written by Gica Labé See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Ashley Actor Actor See fewer	Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television by Robert Ashley (1974)
John Cage Actor Actor See fewer	Shutter Island (2010)
Philip Glass Actor Actor See fewer	The Truman Show (1998)
Peter Gordon Self (segment "Ashley") Self (segment "Ashley") See fewer	Deja Vu (2006)
Jack Kripl Intereviewee Intereviewee See fewer	The Long Ride (1983)
Jill Kroesen (segment "Ashley") (segment "Ashley") See fewer	Du blues dans la tête (1981)
Meredith Monk Actress Actress See fewer	The Big Lebowski (1998)
Kurt Munkacsi Interviewee Interviewee See fewer	The Truman Show (1998)
Dora Ohrenstein Interviewee Interviewee See fewer	Four American Composers (1983)
Michael Riesman Interviewee Interviewee See fewer	Cassandra's Dream (2007)
'Blue' Gene Tyranny The World's Greatest Piano Player (segment "Ashley") The World's Greatest Piano Player (segment "Ashley") See fewer	Deathsport (1978)
David Van Tieghem The Captain of the Football Team (segment "Ashley") The Captain of the Football Team (segment "Ashley") See fewer	Deja Vu (2006)