The Performer: Part Two, Pauline

Meet the Composer continues its investigation of the odd, wrong-side-of-the-tv-set role of The Performer with a deep dive into the Sonic Meditations of pioneering American composer Pauline Oliveros. Oliveros manages to smudge at the distinction between composer, performer and audience with these simple, text-based pieces, which somehow pack an emotional wallop far larger than their few lines might suggest. Heard a piece of music that you loved? Discover it here! 0:49—Pauline Oliveros: Lear | Listen | Buy 4:15—Henry Francis Lyte: Abide with me | Listen | Buy4:37—Pauline Oliveros: Nike | Listen | Buy 5:10—Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 31 in A flat, op. 110 | Listen | Buy 7:20—Pauline Oliveros: Continuing Variations8:05—Pauline Oliveros: Nike | Listen | Buy 8:16—Pauline Oliveros: Sound Patterns8:47—Pauline Oliveros: The Well and the Gentle | Listen 10:37—Pauline Oliveros: Who Said What12:11—Pauline Oliveros: Ione | Listen | Buy 14:50—Pauline Oliveros: Bye Bye Butterfly | Listen | Buy 15:27—Pauline Oliveros: I of IV | Listen | Buy15:33—Pauline Oliveros: Something Else | Listen | Buy15:38—Pauline Oliveros: Tara's Room | Listen | Buy15:41—Pauline Oliveros: Silence15:43—Pauline Oliveros: River of Folk Dance | Listen | Buy15:46—Pauline Oliveros: Lear | Listen | Buy 16:37—Pauline Oliveros: Ione| Listen | Buy 18:55—Pauline Oliveros: Sonic Meditation XII: One Word25:14—Pauline Oliveros: Tuning Meditation