New Search Search History

Holdings Information

    No ideas but in things : the composer Alvin Lucier / a film by Viola Rusche & Hauke Harder.

    • Title:No ideas but in things : the composer Alvin Lucier / a film by Viola Rusche & Hauke Harder.
    •    
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Rusche, Viola, 1960- director.
      Harder, Hauke, 1963- director.
      Wergo (Firm), publisher.
    • Published/Created:Mainz, Germany : Wergo, ©2013.
    • Holdings

       
    • Library of Congress Subjects:Lucier, Alvin.
      Avant-garde (Music)
      Composers--United States--Biography.
    • Genre/Form:Documentary films.
      Feature films.
      Nonfiction films.
    • Description:1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (20 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm)
    • Country of production:United States
    • Terms governing use:Restrictions: Educational use and Personal use. http://copyright.ubc.ca/dvd-restrictions
    • Credits:Camera, Martin Zawadzki ; sound, Hauke Harder ; editor, Viola Rusche.
    • Summary:"'Don't ask me what I mean, ask me what I've made'--inspired by this motto, this documentary accompanies the American composer Alvin Lucier (b. 1931) on concert travels to The Hague (Netherlands) and Zug (Switzerland). The authors invite Lucier to explain and comment on his oeuvre--from his early live electronics performances (Music for solo performer, 1965, and Bird and person dyning, 1975) up until the premiere of his ensemble piece Panorama 2 in 2011. One of Lucier's key works, I am sitting in a room (1969) is introduced as a central structuring device in the film. Visited in his home in Middletown, Connecticut, Lucier offers rare insights into the beginnings of his pioneering works, his time as a member of the Sonic Arts Union, his relations with John Cage and David Tudor, as well as into his teaching practice at Wesleyan University. "No ideas but in things"--This line by the American poet William Carlos Williams is one of Lucier's favorite quotes when he is asked about his artistic attitude. It also reflects the filmmakers' intention to create a portrait of Lucier that is primarily based on his work"--Container.
    • Notes:Originally produced as a documentary film in 2012.
      A documentary about the avant-garde composer Lucier, directed by Viola Rusche and Hauke Harder.
      Bonus features: Alvin Lucier on I am sitting in a room; further remarks by Alvin Lucier; voices of friends and colleagues; plus booklet with notes by Daniel James Wolf and the filmmakers.
      DVD.
    • Contents:Special features: Alvin Lucier on I am sitting in a room; further remarks by Alvin Lucier; voices of friends and colleagues; plus booklet with notes by Daniel James Wolf and the filmmakers.
    Session Timeout
    New Session