Quand et où est apparu le courant musical minimaliste ?
Quand et où est apparu le courant musical minimaliste ?
On désigne généralement par le terme de musique minimaliste un courant de musique contemporaine apparu dans les années 1960 aux États-Unis avec les compositeurs La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Steve Reich, et Philip Glass.
Quelle est l'origine du terme minimaliste ?
L'origine du terme « minimaliste » pour qualifier le courant minimaliste reste peu claire. On en accorde généralement la paternité au compositeur britannique Michael Nyman dans son livre de 1974 Experimental Music: Cage and beyond.
What is repetition in music?
- Repetition is an often overlooked yet powerful part of the way we process music, whether that music is a classical symphony or that Taylor Swift song we just can’t seem to get out of our head. We’ve all heard a song on the radio or in the supermarket that we can’t escape.
Which composers avoid repetition in their music?
- In a study at the Music Cognition Lab, Margulis and her team had participants listen to two sets of music. One set was music by 20th-century composers like Luciano Berio and Elliot Carter — composers who intentionally avoided repetition in their works.
Why do classical musicians repeat their songs?
- During the Classical era, musical concerts were highly expected events, and because someone who liked a piece of music could not listen to it again, musicians had to think of a way to make the music sink in. Therefore, they would repeat parts of their song at times, making music like sonata very repetitive, without being dull. (Bowen)
What is repetition good for?
- “Repetition serves as a handprint of human intent,” Margulis writes about her experiment. “A phrase that might have sounded arbitrary the first time might come to sound purposefully shaped and communicative the second.” If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device.
