Robert Erickson
About Robert Erickson
Robert Erickson (March 7, 1917 in Marquette, Michigan–April 24, 1997 in San Diego, California) was an American composer. He studied with Ernst Krenek from 1936-1947: "I had already studied—and abandoned—the twelve tone system before most other Americans had taken it up." He influenced notable students Morton Subotnick, Pauline Oliveros, Terry Riley, and Paul Dresher. He is also the author of The Structure of Music: A Listener's Guide, which he claimed helped him overcome a "contrapuntal obsession",and Sound Structures in Music (1975).
Shop
Gear for Music Lovers
Editor's PickAudio-Technica AT-LP120XUSB
Direct-drive USB turntable
View on Amazon
BestsellerSony WH-1000XM5
Noise-canceling headphones
View on Amazon
Audio-Technica AT-LP60X
Fully automatic belt-drive turntable
View on Amazon
Sony WH-1000XM4
Wireless noise-canceling headphones
View on AmazonSpinn Radio may earn a commission from partner links on this page. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
Top Tracks
Night Music
Pacific Sirens
Recent Impressions
General Speech
End of the Mime
High Flyer
The Idea of Order at Key West
Key West
Summer Music, for violin with tape
I. Days and Nights
II. Seasonal
Kyrl
Fantasy for Cello and Orchestra
Auroras
Scapes II
East Of The Beach
Kryl
White Lady
Roddy
Garden
Corfu
String Quartet No. 1: I.-
Piano Concerto
Fives
Solstice
Garden, for violin and orchestra
String Quartet No. 1: II. -
Erickson 01 Night Music
Dunbar'S Delight
Ricercar a 5 for Trombones
Piano Concerto, for piano and 7 instruments
String Quartet No. 1: III. -
White Lady, for wind ensemble
Ricercar à 3
Postcards: Iii. Paris
Summer Music For Violin With Tape: Summer Music
Chamber Concerto: I. —
Erickson 03 General Speech
Quoq
Duo: II.
String Quartet No. 2
Duo: I.
Nine and a Half for Henry (And Wilbur and Orville)
Chamber Concerto: III. —
Erickson_01_Night_Music
Erickson 04 End of the Mime
Postcards: V. Venice
Postcards: I. Prelude
Sierra
Summer Music
Similar Artists
Find stations playing Robert Erickson
Tune into 50,000+ live radio stations from every corner of the world on an interactive 3D globe with audio-reactive visualizations.