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Minimal music
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Genre
In the 1960s American composers made music out of short patterns that are repeated endlessly and change slowly. Terry Riley wrote In C (1964), in It's Gonna Rain (1965) Steve Reich had two tape loops slowly drift out of step, and Philip Glass worked with repeated arpeggios; he and Riley were inspired by Indian music. Minimal music became a source for ambient, techno and electronic music, and for bands such as The Velvet Underground.
Listening
Listening tip. Listen to Music for 18 Musicians for how short patterns are repeated again and again and change step by step.
Music for 18 Musicians · Steve Reich, 1978Apple Music ↗
In C · Terry Riley, 1968Apple Music ↗
Opening · Philip Glass, 1982Apple Music ↗
In School of Rock
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- The Dream Factory: Film Reel 7NL Reader
See also
- Louis Andriessen
- Electronic studio and musique concrète
- European art music
- Indian classical music
- Cage en Fluxus
- Chance and silence: John Cage
- Synthesizer orchestra, ambient and new age
- IDM
- Holy minimalism
- Minimal music in film
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