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    Minimalism is a musical style originating in the 1950s characterized by consonant harmony, steady pulse, gradual transformation, and repetition of musical motifs. It is influenced by eastern music. Compositional techniques include phasing where a motif is played on instruments at slightly different speeds. Steve Reich was influential in developing techniques like tape loops and phasing. His works include Come Out, Drumming, and Different Trains. John Adams was influenced by Reich and incorporated elements of romanticism in his Pulitzer Prize-winning works Nixon in China and Harmonium. Morton Feldman experimented with pointillism and non-standard notation in works like Rhotko Chapel. Notable European minimalist composers include

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    Minimalism is a musical style originating in the 1950s characterized by consonant harmony, steady pulse, gradual transformation, and repetition of musical motifs. It is influenced by eastern music. Compositional techniques include phasing where a motif is played on instruments at slightly different speeds. Steve Reich was influential in developing techniques like tape loops and phasing. His works include Come Out, Drumming, and Different Trains. John Adams was influenced by Reich and incorporated elements of romanticism in his Pulitzer Prize-winning works Nixon in China and Harmonium. Morton Feldman experimented with pointillism and non-standard notation in works like Rhotko Chapel. Notable European minimalist composers include

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    Minimalism is a musical style originating in the 1950s characterized by consonant harmony, steady pulse, gradual transformation, and repetition of musical motifs. It is influenced by eastern music. Compositional techniques include phasing where a motif is played on instruments at slightly different speeds. Steve Reich was influential in developing techniques like tape loops and phasing. His works include Come Out, Drumming, and Different Trains. John Adams was influenced by Reich and incorporated elements of romanticism in his Pulitzer Prize-winning works Nixon in China and Harmonium. Morton Feldman experimented with pointillism and non-standard notation in works like Rhotko Chapel. Notable European minimalist composers include

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    Minimalism

    • Musical style which includes consonant harmony, steady pulse, gradual transformation, and often reiteration
    of musical motifs. It has its roots in eastern music.
    • Also called Minimal music, Process music, Phase music, Pulse music, Systemic music, Repetitive music
    • Originated in the 1950’s and established itself in 1964 with Terry Riley’s piece “In C”
    • Phasing: Compositional technique which a motif or phrase is played on two or more instruments in steady
    tempo, but slightly different speed.

    Steve Reichs
    • Innovations: Tape loops, phasing, simple audible musical processes
    • Obtained a Grammy for “Different Trains”, in 2007 a Polar Music Prize, in 2009 a Pulitzer Prize for Music
    • Studied with Luciano Berio, Darius Milhaud, Vincent Persichetti
    • Worked at the San Francisco Tape Music Center with Pauline Oliveros, Morton Subotnick, and Terry Riley
    • Works: Come Out, Piano Phase, New York Counterpoint, Clapping Music, Drumming, Different Trains, Electric
    Counterpoint, etc.

    John Adams
    • Studied with Roger Sessions and David Del Tredici at Harvard
    • Greatly influenced by the music of Steve Reich
    • His music contains musical elements of Romanticism
    • Obtained the Pulitzer Price for Music in 2003
    • Works: Nixon in China, Harmonium, Shaker Loops, Short Ride in a Fast Machine, Doctor Atomic, On the
    Transmigration of Souls, etc.
    Morton Feldman
    • Pointillistic approach to minimalism
    • Influenced by the music of Anton Webern
    • Taught at University of Buffalo, SUNY, and then University of California in San Diego
    • Experimented with non-standard systems of musical notation
    • Works: Rhotko Chapel, Triadic Memories, etc.

    Holy European Minimalism:


    Henry Gorecki
    • Polish composer. Two main styles throughout his career
    • His Symphony n.3 became worldwide commercial and critical success selling more than one million copies at
    its release.
    • Studied in Paris and Berlin
    • Influenced by catholic religious faith
    • Works: Symphonies 1-2-3, Three Pieces in Old Style, Miserere

    John Taverner
    • British composer, same name with the 1500 composer
    • His work Song for Athene was perform at the funeral of Princess Diana
    • Highly influenced by Orthodox faith
    • Acclaimed Bjork as a creative composer
    • Works: The Whale, The Protecting Veil, Song for Athene, The Lamb, etc.

    Avro Parts
    • Estonian composer most performed in the world for three consecutive years as of 2013
    • Used his technique “tintinnabuli”
    *Influenced by Gregorian Chant
    *Early style was Serialism
    *Works: Fratres, Tabula Rasa, Symphonieas 1-2-3, etc.

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