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William Basinski

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Also known as William James Basinski

American composer

Music · MusicBrainz

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US
Active from
1958-06-25

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William Basinski (Houston, 1958), a New York-based classically-trained clarinetist and saxophonist, specializes in compositions for loops and drones. He began experimenting with compositions for piano and tape that created a melancholy ambience via looped and overdubbed melodies with Variations - A Movement in Chrome Primitive (1980), released on Variations - A Movement in Chrome Primitive (Durtro, 2002 - Die Stadt, 2004), and A Red Score in Tile (1979), released on A Red Score in Tile (3 Poplar

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. VMD: Visual molecular dynamics

    · 1996 · cited 61,639x

  2. Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure

    · 1976 · cited 43,946x

  3. Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water

    · 1983 · cited 39,024x

  4. QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data

    · 2010 · cited 30,752x

  5. Preparation of Graphitic Oxide

    · 1958 · cited 28,537x

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date of birth
1958-06-25
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1978-00-00
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