Music with Roots in the Aether Opera for Television by Robert Ashley (1974)

In 1975 the composer Robert Ashley embarked on an ambitious work titled Music With Roots in the Aether He called it an Opera or piece of theater depending on the case for television The work is comprised of seven two hours sections Each episode is dedicated to investigations interviews and performances of his one of his peers David Behrman Philip Glass Alvin Lucier Gordon Mumma Pauline Oliveros and Terry Riley respectively with the final reserved for himself