"Oh Brass On The Grass Alas," New York Times on line, TimesSelect Opinion, March 29, 2007

"Before I Got Wired," New York Times on line, TimesSelect Opinion, March 19, 2007

"Music 24/7," New York Times on line, TimesSelect Opinion, March 11, 2007

"Laudatio: Steve Lacy," New York Times on line, TimesSelect Opinion, March 4, 2007

- all in the blog series, "The Score: four innovative American composers sound off, " ed. Peter Catapano.

"On Spontaneous Music," Contemporary Music Review Vol. 25, No. 5, October 2006, pp. 485 – 492

"A Sign is a Sign is a Sign," in "Suoni e Segni: Sinestesie e Grafie Musicali," a cura di Luigi Ceccarelli, Progetto grafico, year 4, issue 7, January 2006, pp. 24-26.

"Reflections on 2005," The Wire January 2006, page 49.

"Leserbrief," Positionen 64, August 2005, p. 40-44.

"Two Texts," (reprint of liner notes from Why is this night different than all other nights? and Animal Behavior) Vanitas 1:  THE STATE (Vincent Katz, ed.), 2005, p. 119-120.

"Brut Beat Brute Bruit," KunstMusik:  Schriften zur Musik Als Kunst, issue 1, August 2003, Maria de Alvear World Edition, Cologne, p. 22-27.

"For Trisha:  A collaboration tale," in Hendel Teicher (ed.), Trisha Brown: Dance and Art in Dialogue 1961-2001, for Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover. MIT Press, Cambridge, 2002

"Reflections of an American Composer in the Late Twentieth Century" (excerpt from The New Common Practice), Open Space Magazine, issue 3, Spring 2001, p. 264-67

"The Twentieth Century:  Program notes ," Open Space Magazine, issue 3, Spring 2001, p. 268-70

Endangered Species solo performance, program notes, Open Space Magazine, issue 3, Spring 2001, p. 271

"South of Margaret" (partial), in souvenir booklet for the 30th anniversary season of the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company, 2003.

"ONOFFABOUTUNDERAROUNDCAGE," in David W. Bernstein and Christopher Hatch, editors, Writings through John Cage's Music, Poetry, and Art. University of Chicago Press, 2000, p. 177-179.

"Out Of Place," Positionen, issue 42 ("Orte"), February 2000.

"Last thoughts on soup:  A recipe," in Maria de Alvear, ed., The New Generation of Mystery:  Artists of the 21st Century, World Edition, Cologne, 2000, p. 54. Previously published in Italian as "Ultimi pensieri sulla minestra-una ricetta," Almanacco Musica 2, Bertoncelli/Bolelli, Il Formichiere, Milano, 1979, p.21.

"Improvisationspraxis der Musica Elettronica Viva" ("From the bottom of the soundpool"), MusikTexte No. 86/87 – November 2000.

"Della Musica Spontanea" ("On spontaneous music"), Oltre il Silenzio year 2 issue 2, Rome, October 1996.

"Caged Notes" (Radio Broadcast for Audiobox, RAI, December 1993), partial Italian text in Oltre il Silenzio issue 0, Rome, July 1995, p. 1; complete text in Oltre il Silenzio year 1 issue 1, Rome, December 1995, p. 43-47.

"MEV: Note Sulla Storia Di MEV," Centro D'Arte degli Studenti dell'Universita di Padova, 7 Marzo 1995.

Himmel und Hölle: "Die neue allgemeine Praxis" ("The New Common Practice"), MusikTexte No.53, MusikTexte, Koln, March 1994, p.35-38.

"Joan Jonas:  A statement," Joan Jonas Retrospective Exhibition Catalogue, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, May 1994.

"When my feet felt the path that my eyes could not see" p.40-47 and "Crystal Psalms: Structure Base" p.50 (scores), MusikTexte No.53, MusikTexte, Koln, March 1994.

"List of Major Works 1966-1994" p.53, MusikTexte No.53, MusikTexte, Koln, March 1994.

"Music From the Center of the Earth: Three Large-Scale Sound Installations," Leonardo Music Journal Vol. 4, San Francisco, 1994; p.1-8. Also published, in English and German, in the catalogue Zeitgleich:  The Symposium, The Seminar, The Exhibition, Triton, Vienna, 1994, p. 41-52.

"His Hymn"(score), Schnebel 60, Wolke, Berlin, 1990; p.292.

"Alvin Curran says," Ars Electronica Catalogue, Gutenburg, Linz, 1989.

"Maritime Rites - The Lake," Words and Spaces, Smith/DeLio (editors), University Press of America, Lanham, 1989; p.183-196.

"Lachen oder verschwinden" (statement on Giacinto Scelsi), MusikTexte No.26, MusikTexte, Koln, October 1988; p.23-24.

"Waterworks" (program notes), Ars Electronica, Gutenberg, Linz, 1987; p.148.

"For Cornelius" (score), MusikTexte No.6, MusikTexte, Koln, October 1984; p. 39.

"Maritime Rites," EAR Magazine Vol. 2 No. 7, The New Wilderness Foundation, New York, February/March 1982; p. 11.

"Monumenti" (program notes), Frankfurt Feste, 1982.

"For Cornelius" (score of Part 1 and 2 first version, unrevised), Soundings No.12, Soundings Press, Santa Fe, 1982; p.13, 14.

Maritime Rites (descriptive book designed by Melissa Gould), Le Parole Gelate, Rome, 1984.  Reprinted in part, in English and Italian, in Sonorità Prospettiche (catalogue), Rimini, 1982, pp. 38-39.

Scores: An Anthology of New Music, Roger Johnson, ed., New York, Schirmer Books, Macmillan Publishing Co., 1981

"MEV, Soup, and History," Musics No. 23, Spider Web, London, November 1979; p.14-15.

"Music/Context Seminar," Musics No. 20, Spider Web, London, December 1978; p.20-27.

"About Giacinto Scelsi," Muzicki biennale, Zagreb 8-14.5.1977; Intl. Festival of Contemporary Music, Eva Sedak (editor), 1977.

"Multiple reflections on Musics 15," Musics No. 16, Islington Community Press, London, February 1978, p.3.

"Correspondence," Musics No. 18, Islington Community Press, London, July 1978; p.6.

"Music For Every Occasion" (selected scores), Pieces, no. 3, Michael Byron, Ontario, 1977; p.92-109.

"A guided tour through 12 years of American music in Rome," Soundings No. 10, Soundings Press, Santa Fe, 1976.

"Magic Carpet: a sound installation by Paul Klerr and Alvin Curran," article plus record, Source: music of the avant garde No.9, Composer/Performer Editions, Sacramento, 1971; p.45.

"Selections from Music For Every Occasion" (scores), in The Scratch Anthology, Cornelius Cardew, Ed., London, 1969, distr. by Experimental Music Catalogue, London, 1971..

"Musica Elettronica Viva-Words...," Source: music of the avant garde No. 3, Composer/Performer Editions, Davis, Ca., January 1968; p.24-27.

"Homemade" (score), Source: music of the avant garde No.2, Composer/Performer Editions, Davis, Ca., July 1967; p.18-41.

Still Life with Music, Edith Schloss

Paolo Aita, "Alvin Curran: Il Volto Cortese dell'Avanguardia," Suono, February 2007, p. 116

Eleonora Ludovici, "Itinerari americani a Roma [American itineraries in Rome]: Alvin Curran 1964-1980" doctoral thesis, School of Humanistic Sciences of "La Sapienza" University of Rome, 2005; advisor Prof. Daniela Tortora

Mario Gamba, "Alvin Curran Infinito," Il Manifesto (Alias), 7 May 2005 (full text)

Pierre-Yves Macé, "Alvin Curran: Espèces d’espaces," Mouvement: Trimestriel National June 2005 (full text)

Phil England, "Mass Ornaments," The Wire November 2004 pp. 32-37 (the unedited interview)

David Toop, essay on Alvin Curran as part of the liner notes for Maritime Rites, New World Records, 2004 (full text)

Nicola Sani, "Cercando Achille: Appunti su A.B.O. Ritratto Sonoro di Alvin Curran," in Achille Bonito Oliva, Lezione di Boxe, Luca Sossella Editore, Rome, 2004 (full text)

Frank J. Oteri, "Waking Up to Alvin Curran." Wednesday, November 26, 2003. A Conversation with Frank J. Oteri at the American Music Center. Complete transcription of the one-hour interview, plus excerpts in audio and video.

Giovanni Cordoni, "Alvin Curran," in Radio, Peppino Ortoleva and Barbara Scaramucci, eds., Garzanti (Le Garzantine series), Milano, 2003, p. 225 (in Italian)

Oral History of American Music, Yale University, interview archived in the Major Figures of American Music series (2000)

"Alvin Curran," in The New Generation of Mystery:  Artists of the 21st Century , Maria de Alvear, ed., 2000, pp. 54-55

Pinotto Fava, "Verso una teoria della prassi: Audiobox tracce di un percorso controverso" (full text in Italian); "Towards a theory of praxis. Audiobox: traces of a controversial path" (full text in English); 1998

Sabine Feisst, "Der Begriff 'Improvisation' in der neuen Music" (includes portions of "On Spontaneous Music"). Sinzig: Studio, Verlag Schewe, l997 (Berliner Musik Studien; Bd. 14).

Peter Monaghan, “An idiosyncratic composer explores the sonic mystery of the world,” The Chronicle of Higher Education vol. 42 no. 32, April 19, 1996, p.B5

Sabine Breitsameter, "Spontane Improvisation. Alvin Curran – Ein Porträt," MusikTexte No.53, MusikTexte, Koln, March 1994, p.31-34

David W. Bernstein, "Zur harmonischen sprache von Alvin Curran," MusikTexte No.53, MusikTexte, Koln, March 1994, p.39-40

Stephen Lowy, "Vom Nebelhorn zum Schofar: Gedanken zu den neueren Jagdgründen von Alvin Curran," MusikTexte No.53, MusikTexte, Koln, March 1994, p.48-52

R.C. Paul: Improvisation in Twentieth-Century Solo Piano Repertoire (DMA diss., U. of Miami, 1993)

Joan Logue, "5 Composers: 5 Countries" (video, 40 min.), 1989. Electronic Arts Intermix

PrixItalia catalogue, "Crystal Psalms," RAI, Radio Televisione Italiana, Spaziostampa snc, November 1989

Brooke Wentz, "A Sound Environment," interview with Alvin Curran, EAR: Magazine of New Music, Vol. 14 No. 7, New York, October 1989; p. 41-45

Matthias Osterwold, "Maritime Riten, Konzerte mit Schiffshornern, Wassermusiken von Alvin Curran" ("Komponieren heute" series), article on "Waterworks" Ars Electronica, Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik, 2/1988, p. 18-22

Juan Blin, Laudatio in honor of Alvin Curran (unpublished). Ars Acustica Int'l. Prize sponsored by the Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Studio Akustische Kunst), 1988

"Walkman Berlin 1986. Ein Radio-Art-Spaziergang." In: Sprache und Musik. Inventionen `86. Sprachen der Künste III. Elektroakustische und instrumentale Musik, Film und Performance. Klaus Ebbeke (ed.), Akademie der Künste, Berlin, 1986, pp. 131-133.

Gaetano and Tomangelo Cappelli, "Alvin Curran," in Minimal, Trance Music e Elettronica Incolta, Concerto, Union Printing, Viterbo, 1982, p. 61-66

Rodolfo di Giammarco, on Riti Marittimi, in Musica nella Città (catalogue), Savelli Editori, 1981, pp. 39-41

Bonnie Barnett, "Alvin Curran," EAR Magazine Vol. 8 No. 1, The New Wilderness Foundation, New York, January-February 1980; p. 3-4,9

Annabella Miscuglio, "Canti Illuminati I and II" (documentary films), 1975; Super 8, color, 13' and 13'

Alfredo Leonardi, "Organum Multiplum" (film about Musica Elettronica Viva, with Vittorio Gelmetti and Mario Chiari), 1967; 16mm, black and white, 17'

Some books that discuss Curran's music: Jason Weiss, Steve Lacy: Conversations, Duke University Press, 2006; Joseph Franklin, Settling Scores: A Life in the Margins of American Music, Sunstone Press, 2006; Hannes Leopoldseder, Christine Schöpf, and Gerfried Stocker, Ars Electronica 1979-2004, 2005; Nicholas Cook, Anthony Pople (eds.), The Cambridge History of Twentieth-Century Music, Cambridge University Press, 2004; Anna Dolfi and Ruggero Jacobbi, L'eclettico Jacobbi. Percorsi multipli tra letteratura e teatro, 2003; Andreas Stuhlmann, Radio-Kultur und Hör-Kunst: Zwischen Avantgarde und Popularkultur 1923-2001, 2001; Grove Music Online, 2000; Helga de la Motte-Haber (ed.) Klangkunst: Tönende Objekte und Klangende Räume.  Handbuch der Musik im 20s Jahrhundert Band 12, Laaber Verlag, Germany, 1999; Michael Nyman, Experimental Music:  Cage and Beyond, Cambridge University Press, 1999 (second edition); Howard Junker, Lucky Break: How I Became a Writer, 1999; Joel Chadabe, Electric Sound: The Past and Promise of Electronic Music, Prentice Hall, 1997; Roberto Valentino and Raffaello Carabini, Musica Elettronica II, Monografia di New Age Music and New Sounds, 1996; David Toop, Ocean of Sound:  Aether Talk, Ambient Sound and Imaginary Worlds, Serpent's Tail, London, 1995; Andrew Jones, Plunderphonics, pataphysics & Pop Mechanics: An Introduction to Musique Actuelle, SAF Publishing Ltd., 1995; Leigh Landy, Experimental Music Notebooks, 1994; Nicholas Slonimsky, Music Since 1900, Maxwell Macmillan International, 1994; Elliott Schwartz and Daniel Godfrey, Music Since 1945:  Issues, Materials, and Literature, Schirmer Books, New York 1993; Leigh Landy, What's the Matter With Today's Experimental Music?: Organized Sound Too Rarely Heard, Routledge (UK), 1991; Norman Lebrecht, The Companion to 20th Century Music, Simon & Schuster, 1992; John Litweiler, The Freedom Principle: Jazz After 1958, Da Capo Press, 1990; Stanley Sadie, The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments, Grove's Dictionaries of Music, 1984; Robert and Celia Dearling, The Guinness Book of Music Facts and Feats, Guinness Superlatives, 1979; Maurice Hinson, Guide to the Pianist's Repertoire: Supplement, 1979.

...and for links to selected reviews, check out the Discography page.