Minimalist music
Minimalist music is a genre of post-1960s classical music and experimental music which displays some or all of the following features:
Related Topics:
1960s - Classical music - Experimental music
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- emphasis on consonant harmony, if not functional tonality;
- reiteration of musical phrases or smaller units such as figures, motifs, and cells, with subtle, gradual, and/or infrequent variation (no musical development) over long periods of time, possibly limited to simple repetition;
- stasis, often in the form of drones, pulses, and/or long tones.
The term minimalist music is derived from the concept of minimalism, which was earlier applied to the visual arts.
Related Topics:
Minimalism - Visual arts
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| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Brief history |
| ► | Minimalist composers |
| ► | Rock bands influenced by minimalism |
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| ► | Sources |
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