For my first posted topic in OT in such a long time, I was just wondering what everyone thought about minimalism.  Do you enjoy the mid-late 20th century art/music movement?  (For the purpose of this post, I am not separating minimalism and post-minimalism).

Examples of Minimalism (for music, at least)

La Monte Young Composition 1960 No. 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHCaBcYabZs

Steve Reich Piano Phase: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnC5DhNqZ6w

Philip Glass Einstein on the Beach: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnC5DhNqZ6w

(sorry for no art examples.  Not that well versed in that field, but Frank Stella is an important figure there)

Anyways, I prefer minimalism over the previous Avant-Garde movement in music (which was Total/integral serialism.)  It is especially interesting, as the Reich and the Glass are far different in aesthetic quality to the La Monte Young piece.  As for the composers, Steve Reich and John Adams are my preffered composers when it comes to minimalism.  

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