William Basinski

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US

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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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5 total works indexed

1. VMD: Visual molecular dynamics

   · 1996 · cited 62,950x

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

   · 1976 · cited 44,827x

3. Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water

   · 1983 · cited 39,551x

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

   · 2010 · cited 30,946x

5. Preparation of Graphitic Oxide

   · 1958 · cited 28,681x

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