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Postminimalism: Characteristics and Context by Raul Fernandez is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses a technically definable stream of postminimalist music that emerged in the 1980s and 1990s. The music was overwhelmingly diatonic, maintained a steady beat and grid-like rhythmic structure, and had monochrome or terraced dynamics. While drawing from minimalism, the postminimalist works differed in employing standard notation, more conventional concert lengths, and chamber ensembles rather than ambient performances. The author analyzes the characteristics that define this postminimali
- Author
- Raul Fernandez
- Language
- EN