At the Bang on a Can Marathon, June 3, 2007, New York City, World Trade Center Winter Garden. Performed by The New Music Ensemble at Grand Valley State University picture.
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At the Bang on a Can Marathon, June 3, 2007, New York City, World Trade Center Winter Garden. Performed by The New Music Ensemble at Grand Valley State University picture.
Taken by: Laertes
I am always interested in what QoB has to say, especially regarding things musical, and I have to admit I can't find it within myself to heartily disagree with much of what he says here, but at the same time, I've consistently loved this stuff in small doses. Steve Reich is quite explicit about the influence of Pérotin on his music and I've connected early music with minimalism ever since. A while back, I put together a Top 5 of American Minimalism for a no longer extant blog in which I tried to feature amateur performances - with a few obvious ringers. The occasional missteps are interesting because they suggest how hard this music can be to play and they break up the hypnotic/trance quality of the music in interesting ways. With Mikhail's indulgence, I'll post the links here:
La Monte Young, "Composition 1960 No. 7"
Terry Riley, "In C"
Steve Reich, "Piano Phase"
John Adams, "China Gates"
Philip Glass, "Opening (from Glassworks)"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcFee_HhtNA