In 1964 Terry Riley composed ‘In C‘; a piece comprising 53 sections that should be played in order but any of which can be repeated. The piece ends when the last player has finished the 53rd section. Riley’s recording of the piece was released in 1968 following it in 1969 with A Rainbow In Curved Air – two records that a young chap at the time would enjoy very much.
Today, in the post gramophone world, there is a webiste that gathers multiple recordings of In C and allows the visitor to enjoy them all at once. The site suggests adjusting the rate at which the recordings play so that they are all synchronised but I cannot imagine any sensible listener wanting to do that.
