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1964 - The Rise of Minimalism
In 1964, the American composer Terry Riley put on a concert of his music at the San Francisco Tape Music Centre, a concert which saw the premiere of a work which is now seen as one of the first pieces of musical Minimalism: In C.
Examining In C and a host of other works, Charles Hazlewood and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra explore the rise of this phenomenon, its popularity today and its roots in both American and European music of the past.
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Role | Contributor |
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Composer | Terry Riley |
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