Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television

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.

Robert Ashley

Self

• Robert AshleyDirector · Producer
• Philip MakannaDirector of Photography

First aired

October 1, 1976

Last aired

November 12, 1976

Status

Ended

Original language

English

Episodes

7

Genres

Documentary

• Season 17 episodes · 1976