Imaginary

Visual Arts

Jean-Paul Laurens, The Old Scientist, or The Alchemist

Music: Composers, artists, and major works

Alvin Lucier has experimented with sound, emphasizing snails-pace changes in oscillations and other musical components. To derive the most from his music, listen with concentrated attention.

• “Music for Piano with Slow Sweep Pure Wave Oscillators XL”
• “Music on a Long Thin Wire” (1980)
• “Navigations” album