On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Adrian Ward <adrian_at_signwave.co.uk> wrote:
> And whilst arguing this point, don't forget to mention the how minimalist
> music took this technique of repetition (before it was even enjoyed as
> techno) and applied it to classical music - very important!
Hmm... that's an interesting comment. I always thought of minimalist
(acoustic) music as a reaction to machine-made repetitions. What
seems to me interesting is that minimalist music pushes the limits of
human performer. Making a machine do repetitions is actually quite
simple. But I guess any composer who starts playing around with
computers brings in his cultural baggage so that should at least
explain why such and such practice employs such and such music forms.
./MiS
Received on Thu Nov 26 2009 - 17:40:47 GMT