Minimalism in Music Production Research Papers (original) (raw)
Steve Reich (1936- ), in his essay “Music as a Gradual Process” (1968), wrote that “a compositional process and a sounding music [...] are one and the same thing.” His aesthetic creed of “perceptible processes,” indicated in these words,... more
Steve Reich (1936- ), in his essay “Music as a Gradual Process” (1968), wrote that “a compositional process and a sounding music [...] are one and the same thing.” His aesthetic creed of “perceptible processes,” indicated in these words, is known as the basic idea of minimal music. Although minimal music has been considered a counterpart of minimal art, this essay first appeared in the exhibition catalogue of Anti-Illusion: Procedures/Materials (Whitney Museum of American Art, 1969), an exhibition recognized as a threshold of postminimalism in the plastic arts. In this paper, I would like to clarify a linkage between Reich’s music and postminimal art in view of his involvement in the Anti-Illusion show.
The theme of the Anti-Illusion show was to refocus on the process of making art. By emphasizing the processes and materials of the works, the participating artists tried to deny illusion and expose the reality of art. Among these works, Reich performed his Pendulum Music, in which he made the sounding process visible as microphones’ swinging. This piece clearly demonstrates that Reich’s claim in “Music as a Gradual Process” was propounded in connection with postminimal art as an attempt to disclose musical processes and thereby reveal the real.
Minimalism arose in the United States during the sixties surrounded by many controversial attitudes. There have been also conflicts of opinion and diverging aesthetical positions towards the style in Brazil. This article aims to... more
Minimalism arose in the United States during the sixties surrounded by many controversial attitudes. There have been also conflicts of opinion and diverging aesthetical positions towards the style in Brazil. This article aims to contribute to the debate about Brazilian music and to point to many aesthetical styles present on Brazilian Contemporary Music scenario.
[informal] A historical discussion of post-minimalism in music, with particular attention to historiographic issues. Discusses radical vs reactionary postminimalism, minimalism and music theater, the influence of popular music.
Minimalizm terimi yirminci yüzyılın başında politik alanda kullanılmış, ancak 1960’lardan itibaren başta resim ve heykel olmak üzere müzik ve mimarlık gibi sanat alanlarında ve edebiyat (özellikle kısa öykü) alanında bir fenomeni... more
Minimalizm terimi yirminci yüzyılın başında politik alanda kullanılmış, ancak 1960’lardan itibaren başta resim ve heykel olmak üzere müzik ve mimarlık gibi sanat alanlarında ve edebiyat (özellikle kısa öykü) alanında bir fenomeni nitelendirmiştir. Soyut dışavurumculuğa tepki olarak ortaya çıkan minimalizm yeni üsluplar getirmiş, genel geçer sanat anlayışına alternatif bir anlayış ortaya koymuştur. Minimalizm hem edebiyatta hem de genel olarak sanatta eksiltme, indirgeme ve kısıtlama teknikleriyle ve damıtma-yoğunlaşma süreçleriyle küçüklük ve sadeliğin sağlanmasını amaçlar. Minimalist eserin başarısı izler kitlede yarattığı etkiye bağlıdır. Bu çalışma minimalizmin ortaya çıkışını, gelişimini, edebi minimalizmi, minimalist eserlerde rastlanan ortak özellikleri kısaca ele almayı, ayrıca edebi minimalizmin önde gelen yazarlarından Ann Beattie’nin “The Rabbit Hole as Likely Explanation” adlı öyküsünü minimalist açıdan incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır.
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[informal] A historical discussion of post-minimalism in music, with particular attention to historiographic issues. Discusses radical vs reactionary postminimalism, minimalism and music theater, the influence of popular music.
¿Cuál es la música más avanzada de nuestro tiempo? ¿Qué la hace ser avanzada? ¿Es la música electrónica música avanzada per se? ¿De dónde viene esta idea? ¿Acaso de las ficciones de la historia de la música occidental, de sus obsesiones... more
¿Cuál es la música más avanzada de nuestro tiempo? ¿Qué la hace ser avanzada? ¿Es la música electrónica música avanzada per se? ¿De dónde viene esta idea? ¿Acaso de las ficciones de la historia de la música occidental, de sus obsesiones de progreso y sus decadencias? ¿Cuántas voces de fantasmas (volviendo a Didi-Huberman y Warburg), podemos escuchar en la música avanzada de hoy?, ¿cuánta persistencia espectral en su experimentalismo? ¿Cómo podemos pensar sus ideas y procesos desde esta perspectiva?