Excerpt from

“Chronos Kristalla

(1990)”

 

Written and scored by La Monte Young

 

Commissioned and performed by the Kronos Quartet

David Harrington : Violin

John Sherba : Violin

Hank Dutt : Viola

Joan Jeanrenaud : Cello

 

Title translates to “Time Crystals”.

 

This excerpt was recorded at the American Premiere at

the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa

in January 1991.

 

The debut performance was for a small audience at the Spectrum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1990

during the Musiques Actuelles. 

Approximately 90 minutes in duration.