La Monte Young
La Monte Young
La Monte Thornton Youngis an American avant-garde composer, musician, and artist generally recognized as the first minimalist composer. His works are cited as notable examples of post-war experimental and contemporary music, and were initially inspired by sources such as Indian classical music, serialism, and jazz. Young's early work was tied to New York's downtown music and Fluxus art scenes, and was often heavily conceptual, calling into question the nature and definition of music...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth14 October 1935
CountryUnited States of America
One of the aspects of form that I have been very interested in is stasis - the concept of form which is not so directional in time, not so much climactic form, but rather form which allows time, to stand still.
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