Composer of the Week

I regret my trip to New York did not yield a new post.  Mostly due to exhaustion between the city trip and roof work the following day, I decided to ponder this week’s composer and also the impact of Steve Reich’s music on society.
Regarding Reich, I think it is safe to say that the accessibility [...]

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Throughout history, music has typically been defined by the art and architecture of the era in which it is written. Baroque, classical, romantic, impressionist, expressionist, minimalist, modernist — these are all categorizations of art, music, dance, architecture, and style.
To take this into consideration, we should look at what might broadly define minimalism.

Precise. Jackson Pollack, while [...]

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