minimalist music

What Influenced Steve Reich?

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What Influenced Steve Reich? Reich drew additional inspiration from American vernacular music, especially jazz, as well as ethnic and ancient musics; he studied African drumming in Ghana (1970), Balinese gamelan music in Seattle and Berkeley, California (1973–74), and Middle Eastern chanting in New York City and Jerusalem (1976–77). Which musicians did Steve Reich inspire? Before

What Are The Rules Of Minimalism?

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What Are The Rules Of Minimalism? “One In, Two Out” Have a Yearly “Purge” “A Place For Everything, and Everything in Its Place” “Clear Surfaces, Clear Mind” Don’t Buy Single-Use Items. Put a Regular Fridge Clean-Out on Your Schedule. Everything Behind Doors. What are the 3 characteristics of minimalism? a complex contrapuntal texture. broken chords