Minimalism was a very interesting genre of music that was most prominent during the early 1960s to the 1970s. Minimalist music is described as repeating and slowly changing common chords in steady rhythms, often containing a lyrical melody. It strives for simple beauty by motoric rhythms, repetitive melodic patterns, and consonant harmonies. As a style, minimal music is primarily continuous in form. A supportive example would be a song called, “Einstein on the Beach,” by a famous minimalist artist named Philip Glass. This song contains a repetitive lyrical melody of women counting to 8. A consequence of this is an uninterrupted texture made from patterns between rhythms and pulses. It seems to have little to no message within the song or sense
