La Monte Young
Composer
"I have my own definition of minimalism, which is that which is created with a minimum of means."
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Minimalism
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Harrison Birtwistle
Composer
"Minimalism now is a reaction to what came before. It's absolutely of its time. Music moved into the set theory thing, and moved out of it."
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