Minimalists

This study explores the minimalist style of music. It details its beginnings in the music of Terry Riley and La Monte Young, focuses on its major exponents, Steve Reich and Philip Glass, and reviews its broader influences both in the USA, with the work of John Adams and Meredith Monk, and in Europe, with the work of Michael Nyman, Louis Andriessen and Arvo Part.

Musical discussion is contextualized within the lives and development of each major artist.

This text is part of the 20th-century composers series, examining composers in a biographical context, and offering a comprehensive study of key figures in the creation of 20th-century music.

None of the books in the series presume a knowledge of specialized terms or musical notation.

Each book in the series features a list of works, a bibliography, and a discography.