BBC – Tones, Drones and Arpeggios: The Magic of Minimalism (2018)
English | Size: 1.45 GB
Category: Documentary

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Musician Charles Hazlewood explores the four great American minimalist composers who rebooted classical music in the 20th century.

Chapter 1: California
Charles Hazlewood tracks down the pioneers of minimalism, which began on America’s west coast in the 1950s. Describing them as ‘prophets without honour’, Charles explores La Monte Young’s groundbreaking experiments with musical form that included notes held for exceptionally long periods of time, and drones inspired by Eastern classical music and Hindustani singer Pandit Pran Nath.
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