Minimalism

hello all and welcome to a lecture about minimalism. There's a fair bit of misunderstanding surrounding minimalism and so this video explores how the seemingly simple compositional approach is actually deceptively complex. Techniques discussed: sustained tones/drones microtonality repetition indeterminacy phasing / phase shifting textural layering additive processes harmonic stasis Chapters: 00.00 Pre-title preamble 00:14 Titles 00:16 Introduction: Minimalism 02:18 Key Techniques in Minimalism 03:12 Phasing 03:32 Steve Reich piano phase 04:05 Additive Processes 04:13 Olivier Messiaen (additive processes) 04:20 Philip Glass Einstein on a Beach 05:14 Beethoven Moonlight Sonata 06:31 Terry Riley In C 07:46 Steve Reich Clapping Music 08:44 Layers and Textures 08:56 Steve Reich Tehillim 09:34 Non-Western Influences 09:54 Steve Reich Drumming 10:03 Compositional Structures: Open Forms 10:53 La Monte Young The Well-Tuned Piano 11:39 John Adams (Post-Minimalist) 12:14 Summary of Main Points Support the Research: 📼 Like, Subscribe, Share, Comment, etc. 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/a1annahmarie ☕ Buy me a fifth of a coffee: ko-fi.com/alannahmarie