• Terry Riley
  • The Crown of Brotherhood Rag (2021)

  • Associated Music Publishers Inc (World)

Commissioned by The Center for Musical Excellence

  • pf
  • 9 min

Programme Note

Composer note
As patriotic anthems go, this is actually a pretty good tune as Ray Charles reveals.

The individual six “varieties” (I like using the term varieties instead of variations) all have their own titles as well and are in various stages of completion.

  • Spacious Majesties
  • Blue America
  • Crown of Brotherhood Rag
  • Shining Seas
  • Chromatic Kafka
  • The Grace Shed

— Terry Riley

Media

America/Beautiful: Min Kwon, piano

Discography