Minimalism Defined
Minimalism by Everything2
Process Music
The original manifesto written by Steve Reich.
Minimalists by Robert Schwartz
Steve Reich (1936-)
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[Steve Reich's phase piece "It's Gonna Rain"] taught me two things:
that quantity is not the issue it's not the number of instruments that
makes the richness of the experience. But more importantly, the interesting
composer is the listener, and one way of making things is to trigger
the listener's mind, making a landscape rather than leading people.
| Brian Eno |
Often, I'm asked to define minimalism and I have my own definition
which is that which is created with the minimum of means. I guess I like
to think in those broader terms. If one thinks of minimalism according
to my definition, it's able to include the works of Rothko and Barnett
Newman, as well as the works of Webern and haiku, and a great deal of my
work.
| La Monte Young |
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