Colin McPhee the lure of Asian music

A portrait of the composer/musicologist Colin McPhee, whose music and writings have given Westerners a better understanding of Eastern music in general and the music of Bali in particular. Shot in Bali, Germany and England, the film features performances of some of McPhee's works and also commentary by such contemporary composers as John Cage and Steve Reich, who give us insight into McPhee and his impact on their own work.

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"Lure of Asian music"
"House in Bali"

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"A portrait of the composer/musicologist Colin McPhee, whose music and writings have given Westerners a better understanding of Eastern music in general and the music of Bali in particular. Shot in Bali, Germany and England, the film features performances of some of McPhee's works and commentary by such contemporary composers as John Cage and Steve Reich, who give us insight into McPhee and his impact on their own work."
"A portrait of the composer/musicologist Colin McPhee, whose music and writings have given Westerners a better understanding of Eastern music in general and the music of Bali in particular. Shot in Bali, Germany and England, the film features performances of some of McPhee's works and also commentary by such contemporary composers as John Cage and Steve Reich, who give us insight into McPhee and his impact on their own work."@en
"A portrait of composer/musicologist Colin McPhee who studied Indonesian music while living on the island of Bali and incorporated Indonesian elements in his compositions."
"A portrait of the little-known composer/musicologist Colin McPhee, whose music and writings have given Westerners a better understanding of Eastern music in general and the music of Bali in particular. Shot in Bali, Germany and England, the film features performances of some of McPhee's works and also commentary by such contemporary composers as John Cage and Steve Reich, who give us insight into McPhee and his impact on their own work."
"Portrait du compositeur et musicologue américain Colin McPhee dont la musique et les écrits ont contribué à faire connaître et apprécier la musique balinaise en Occident. Participation de John Cage. Steve Reich, Aaron Copeland, Lou Harrison, Douglas Young, l'orchestre symphonique de Saarbrücken, l'Ensemble Dreamtiger. La narration est basée sur les écrits de McPhee ("House in Bali")."
"Gives a short background of musician Colin McPhee followed by a description of the Balinese music which changed his life."@en