What is Alvin Lucier?
{{Infobox artist | honorific_prefix = | name = Alvin Lucier | honorific_suffix = | image = Alvin Lucier (25536353618) (cropped).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Lucier in 2017 | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = Alvin Augustus Lucier Jr. | birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|05|14}} | birth_place = [[Nashua, New Hampshire]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|12|01|1931|05|14}} | death_place = [[Middletown, Connecticut]], U.S. | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} --> | education = {{Plainlist| *[[Yale University]] *[[Brandeis University]]}} | alma_mater = | known_for = [[Sound art]] | notable_works = [[I Am Sitting in a Room]] | style = | movement = | spouse = | awards = <!-- {{awd|award|year|title|role|name}} (optional) --> | elected = | patrons = | memorials = | website = <!-- {{URL|Example.com}} --> | module = }} '''Alvin Augustus Lucier Jr.''' (May 14, 1931 – December 1, 2021) was an American composer. His works were mainly [[experimental music]] and [[sound installation]]s. He was a music professor at [[Wesleyan University]] and was a member of the [[Sonic Arts Union]]. Lucier died at his home in [[Middletown, Connecticut]], on December 1, 2021, at age 90, from problems caused by a fall.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/01/arts/music/alvin-lucier-dead.html|title = Alvin Lucier, Probing Composer of Soundscapes, Is Dead at 90|date = December 1, 2021|accessdate = December 1, 2021|last = Kozinn|first = Allan|work = [[The New York Times]]}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lucier, Alvin}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:American composers]] [[Category:American artists]] [[Category:People from Nashua, New Hampshire]] [[Category:Writers from New Hampshir