Four Musical Minimalists: La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Steve Reich, Philip Glass

by Keith Potter

Book Overview

The American composers la Monte Young, Terry Riley, Steve Reich and Philip Glass are widely regarded as pioneers of the aesthetic and the techniques of minimalism in musical composition during the 1960s and early 1970s. This book offers the most detailed account so far of their early works, putting extensive discussion of the music into a biographical perspective. The true musical minimalism of these years is placed in the wider context of their music...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521015014
• ISBN13: 9780521015011
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 9.5"