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David Behrman

David Behrman (born August 16, 1937 in Salzburg, AustriaInt) is an American composer and a pioneer of computer music. In the early 1960s he was the producer of Columbia Records' Music of Our Time series, which included the first recording of Terry Riley's In C.[1] In 1966 Behrman co-founded Sonic Arts Union with fellow composers Robert Ashley, Alvin Lucier and Gordon Mumma. He wrote the music for Merce Cunningham's dances Walkaround Time (1968), Rebus (1975), Pictures (1984) and Eyespace 40 (2007).

Known for

Knots and Fields
2010 • Self
Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance
Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance
2001 • Self
A Tribute to John Cage
A Tribute to John Cage
1976
Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television by Robert Ashley
1974 • Self
New Music: Sounds and Voices from the Avant-Garde New York 1971
New Music: Sounds and Voices from the Avant-Garde New York 1971
1971 • Self

Full filmography

David Behrman – Biography, Known For & Filmography