Monthly Archives: May 2011

Comfort. It seems to have taken minimal music and it’s creators over. An art form generally doesn’t stagnate, when it does it’s a sign of the disappearance of the creative genius. This is either within the composer, or it represents … Continue reading →

Minimal music in the 20th Century was dominated by a  select group of American practitioners; John Adams, Phillip Glass, and Steve Reich, to the exclusion of the many minimalists actually composing or performing within the genre through out the world. … Continue reading →

During the 1970′s and 80′s I worked on a form that I seem to recall derived from the idea of the pop album. That is to say, a collection of unrelated songs without much regard to instrumental or thematic continuity, … Continue reading →

It has been argued that there is minimal music effort in the first movement of Symphony no. 8, work #56 recorded in 1985. Minimalism and minimal music depends, of course, on ones perspective. The musical movement started as an environmental … Continue reading →

Las Vegas has its own version of the rock and roll hall of fame called The Las Vegas Rock Reunion Hall of Fame. 35+ years ago in the desolation of the desert, I was creating electrical music. I was inducted … Continue reading →

Added is A Tale from the Alhambra for piano on the 21st century page, piano page, and recordings page. A page from the score (m133) uses  “unacceptable flat double flats” most music theory teachers will say not to use. But … Continue reading →