Minimalist music
(Mi-ni-mul-ist MYOO-zik)
[Eng.]
Contemporary musical style featuring the repetition of short melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic patterns with little variation.
SUGGESTED LISTENING EXAMPLE:
- Glass: The Photographer, for Violin, Chorus, and Instruments, "A Gentleman's Honor"
- W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank --
Disc 3, Track 75
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