Composition No. 174
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{{Infobox album|
| name = Composition No. 174
| type = Live album
| artist = Anthony Braxton
| cover = Composition No. 174.jpg
| alt =
| released = December 1994
| recorded = February 6, 1994
| venue = Music Theatre at the Arizona State University of Music, Tempe, AZ
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 44:55
| label = Leo
CD LR 217
| producer = Leo Feigin
| chronology = Anthony Braxton
| prev_title = Duo (Leipzig) 1993
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Duo (Wesleyan) 1994
| next_year = 1994
}}
Composition No. 174 (subtitled For Ten Percussionists, Slide Projections, Constructed Environment And Tape) is a live album by composer and conductor Anthony Braxton with the Arizona State University Percussion Ensemble recorded in Arizona in 1994 and released on the Leo label.[http://www.restructures.net/BraxDisco/BraxDisco.htm Anthony Braxton discography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911043319/http://www.restructures.net/BraxDisco/BraxDisco.htm |date=2012-09-11 }} accessed June 13, 2017[https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2016/09/04/anthony-braxton/ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Anthony Braxton] accessed June 13, 2017[http://www.leorecords.com/?m=select&id=CD_LR_217 Leo Records Catalog] accessed June 13, 2017
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|1.5|5}}
}}
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek stated "Without a doubt, this is Anthony Braxton at his most abstract. ... This work, though conceived by one of the most truly brilliant men of the 20th century, Composition No. 174 is proof that human beings are fallible. It may be art, but that doesn't make it enjoyable; it's duller than radio static".{{AllMusic|first=Thom |last=Jurek |class=album |id=mw0000174409 |title=Composition No. 174: For Ten Percussionists, Slide Projections, Constructed Environment – Review |accessdate=June 13, 2017}}
Track listing
All compositions by Anthony Braxton.
- "Composition No. 174" – 44:55
Personnel
- Arizona State University Percussion Ensemble directed by Dr. J. B. Smith
- Sonja Branch, Kevin Fuhrman, Justin Jackson, Glen Ormiston, Arnoldo Ruiz, Steve Ridley, Mark Timko, Steve Turner, Paul Welter, Scott Werner – percussion