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8 Cards in this Set

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Historical Context

•Minimalism (1960/70)


•Began writing minimalism after meeting Terry Riley in 60's

Instrumentation and Timbre

•7 electric guitars


•2 bass guitars


•1 live guitar


•Multi-tracking


•Looping


•Panning

Melody

•Additive melody (note addition)


•Repeated patterns


•Resultant melody

Structure

•Binary form - AB Coda

Tonality and Harmony

•A - E minor


•B - C minor


•In B it modulates between E and C minor

Rhythm, Tempo and Metre

•Fast throughout


•3/2 and sometimes 12/8

Dynamics

•Fairly constant


•Live guitar has crescendos and diminuendos

Texture

•Polyphonic


•Counterpoint