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.

Opera televisiva organizada por Robert Ashley. Un proyecto extenso (su duración total llega a las 14 horas) que mezcla testimonios de compositores americanos de la segunda mitad del siglo XX con interpretaciones de su propia música; David Behrman, Philip Glass, Alvin Lucier, Gordon Mumma, Pauline Oliveros, Terry Riley y el propio Robert Ashley aparecen en este híbrido televisivo.