Recordings of The Piece
The piece has been recorded a number of times:
| Artist | Instrumentation | Duration | Tempo (♩=) | Recording Information | Release Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Riley and Center of Creative and Performing Arts (SUNY-Buffalo) | saxophone, oboe, bassoon, trumpet, clarinet, flute, viola, trombone, vibraphone, marimbaphone | 42' 03" | 132 | March 27–28, 1968 (many overdubs) | Columbia MS 7178 (LP); Sony SNYC 45368 (Re-mastered) |
| L'Infonie | saxophones, trumpets, percussion, piano, guitar, bass guitar, trombones | 29' 20" | 104 | Recorded in 1970 | Volume 33: Mantra (LP); Reed Streams / In C, Cortical Foundation Corti 2 |
| Ensemble Percussione Ricerca | vibes, glockenspiel, marimbas, xylophone, crotales | 41' 01" | 116 | Diamine Studio, Mestre-Venezia, Italy in 1983 | In C / Djembé, Materiali Sonori |
| Shanghai Film Orchestra | traditional Chinese instruments ("various lutes, zithers, mouth organs, flute, and percussion") | 28' 35" | 108 | Recorded in January 1989 at the Recording Studio of the Shanghai Film Industry. Mixed by Terry Riley, Jon Hassell and Brian Eno | Celestial Harmonies 13026 |
| Piano Circus | concert grand piano, upright piano, Rhodes piano, harpsichords, vibraphone | 20' 00" | 132 | Recorded in 1990 | Six Pianos / In C, Argo 430380 |
| Terry Riley and Friends | saxophones (sopranos, alto, tenor, and baritone), xylophone, synthesizers, voices, flute, viola, violins, trombones, cello, piano, guitars, glockenspiel, drums, marimba, clarinet, accordion, xylophone, bass clarinet | 76' 16" | 108 | Recorded live on January 14, 1990 at the New Music Theatre and Life on the Water, San Francisco | In C - 25th Anniversary Concert, New Albion 71 |
| Quebec Contemporary Music Society | flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet, bassoon, French horns, trumpets, trombone, tuba, harp, percussion, sitar, tablas, violins, viola, cello, double bass, vocal ensemble | 35' 46" | 116 | Recorded live on June 12, 1997 at the Salle Pierre-Mercure | Atma Classique 22251 |
| Ictus (with Blindman Kwartet) | percussion, double basses, harp, cello, guitar, piano, accordion, oboe, violin, clarinets, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone | 65' 00" | 130 | Recorded live on May 31, 1997 at Chapelle des Brigitines, Brussels. Slightly overdubbed at Acoustic Recording Studio, Brussels | Cypres 5601 |
| Bang on a Can | cello, glockenspiel, vibraphone, bass, mandolin, soprano saxophone, pipa, piano, violin, electric guitar, chimes, marimba, clarinet | 45' 32" | 120 | Recorded live on November 20, 1998 at the World's Financial Center, New York | Cantaloupe 21004 |
| Terry Riley Repetition Orchestra | keyboards, clarinet, trumpet, violins, cello, fretless baritone guitar, double bass, chime-bells, percussion, voices | 76' 40" | 108 | Recorded live on April 20, 2000 in DOM, Moscow | Long Arm Records 01033 |
| The Styrenes | guitars, keyboards, bass, drums, vibraphone | 53' 19" | 120 | Recorded on September 21, 2000 at Unique Studio, NYC (many overdubs) | Enja 94352 |
| Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O | voices, monster bass, electric guitars, synthesizers, drums, violin, zuruna, tambura, sruthi box, vibraphone, glockenspiel | 20' 31" | 92 | Recorded at FTF Studio, Indo-yo and Acid Mothers Temple, 2002 | Squealer 37 |
| European Music Project, zignorii++ | violin, viola, violoncello, marimba, electric piano, English horn, clarinets, alto saxophone, electronic arrangements | 60' 48" | 120 | Recorded April 19–22, 2001 at Sendesaal des Funkhauses Köln | Wergo 66502 |
| re-sound | flute, clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, voice, electric guitar, electric bass, percussion, keyboards, violin, cello | 57' 00" | Recorded in Australia | Move Records MD 3262 (2002) | |
| DésAccordes / d-zAkord | classical guitars, electric guitars, electric basses, harp, cellos, percussion, drums, bass | 48' 54" | 120 | Recorded on November 23, 2003 at Espace Culturel du Bois Fleuri, Lormont, France | MUSEA/GAZUL GA8681.AR |
| Ut Gret | synthesizer, alto saxophone, vibes, marimba, flute, bass clarinet | 64' 11" | 120 | Recorded live at Tewligans in 2002 | Recent Fossils, Ear-X-tacy Records |
| Ars Nova Copenhagen, Percurama Percussion Ensemble | vocals, marimbas, bass marimba, vibraphone, Bali gong | 55' 16" | 116 | Recorded on January 17, 2005 at Focus Recording, Copenhagen | Dacapo 8.226049 |
| American Festival of Microtonal Music | just-fretted guitars, viola, harpsichord, kanon, guitar "pulse" | 23' 11" | 112 | Recorded live as "In C in Just Intonation," Terry Riley’s reworking commissioned by the AFMM in 1988 | Ear Gardens, Pitch P-200209 |
| Oxford Minimalist Ensemble | 45' 09" | Recorded live at Sheldonian Theatre Oxford UK on 11 May 2006 | www.minimalistensemble.co.uk | ||
| The New Audience Ensemble | 16' 36" | Live at the Edge, Odessa Mama (2006) | |||
| Jeroen van Veen | Piano and other keyboards | 57' 56" | 120 | Recorded at Barbara Church, Culemborg on October 23–28, 2006 (many overdubs) | Minimal Piano Collection, Brilliant Classics 8551 |
| GVSU New Music Ensemble | piano, percussion, xylophone, bassoon, accordion, flute, bass flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, cello, English horn, soprano and tenor saxophones, marimba, vibraphone, guitar, trumpet, violin | 20' 43" | In C Remixed, Innova 758 (2009) | ||
| Orkest de Volharding | 51' 36" | 108 | The Minimalists, Mode 214/215 (2009) | ||
| Hans Balmer | Flutes (overdubbed) | 40' 04" | 124 | Minimal Flute, Fontastix (2009) | |
| Salt Lake Electric Ensemble | Laptop orchestra with percussion | 65' 56" | 85 | Laptops recorded live Feb. 3, 2010 in Salt Lake City, acoustic instruments overdubbed Feb/Mar 2010 | sleearts.com (2010) |
| GVSU New Music Ensemble | Piano, Percussion, Flute, Cello, Accordion, Violin, Clarinet, Bass, Saxophone, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Trumpet. Featured Guest Dennis DeSantis on laptop and effects. | 61' 28" | 124 | Recorded live on November 8, 2009, at Le Poisson Rouge, New York City | Terry Riley: In C Ghostly International GI-108 (2010) |
| Invisible Polytechnic | Analogue modular synth 'pulse', organ, piano, marimba, percussion, violin, viola, hurdy gurdy, harp, bass guitar, oboe, daegeum, bassoon, voices | 45' 40" | 115 | Recorded at Hatchlands Park, Surrey, and Them Usem, London | Junior Aspirin Records (ASP020, 2011) |
| Anton Glushkin and friends | Piano 'pulse', guitar, electric guitar, 2 violins, viola, cello, balalayka, balalayka-contrabass, flute, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, bayan, harp, harpsichord, synthesizer, percussion | 51' | 110 | Recorded live on March 17, 2012, at museum of contemporary arts "Erarta", St. Petersburg, Russia | Hands For Friends studio |
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