Terry Riley: In C (Bang on a Can All-Stars, 2001)

Composed in 1964 as a radical rebellion against academic serialism, In C consists of fifty-three musical phrases that any number of players can repeat at will above a steady pulse. The Bang on a Can All-Stars breathe sparkling acoustic vitality into the score, demonstrating how pure repetition generates spontaneous polyrhythms, unexpected harmonies and an infectious communal joy.