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History of Minimalism in Music Composition
Posted by 20th century classical music (20th-century-classical-music) on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:55:24 -0400
Posted by 20th century classical music (20th-century-classical-music) on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:55:24 -0400
This is another very informative article on minimalist composition. This one has more of a European focus from the website komponistenforum.de.
quick excerpt...
La Monte Young’s “Composition 1960 no. 7” has been ascribed the status
of being the first “minimalist” composition containing “the most famous
and significant fifth in music history” (Götte, 16). However, the
minimalist music style only achieved its breakthrough some four years
later with Terry Riley’s “In C”.