Tones, Drones and Arpeggios: The Magic of Minimalism

Exploring the US minimalist composers who rebooted classical music in the 20th century.

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Series 1: 2. New York

In this episode Charles Hazlewood meets the genre's superstars Philip Glass and Steve Reich. \n\nAcross the 1960s these New Yorkers added new orchestral dimensions to compositio ...

01-11-2019

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Series 1: 1. California

In this episode 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 ...

25-10-2019

BBC 4

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