Impact On Other Music
Probably more than any other single work, In C established and influenced subsequent developments in musical minimalism, particularly the work of Steve Reich and Philip Glass. In his composition The Dharma at Big Sur, John Adams paid homage to Terry Riley in the second movement with a musical pulse and figures similar to those found in In C, jokingly referred to by the composer as "In B." The movement is also titled Sri Moonshine, the name of Riley's ranch in California.
Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble produced an album of remixed versions of In C with guest remixers including Jad Abumrad of Radio Lab. A discussion of the In C remixing project including music played from three of the remixed versions can be heard in Radio Lab's podcast on In C from December 14, 2009.
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