TY  - BOOK
AU  - Levaux,Christophe
AU  - Vekony,Rose
TI  - We have always been minimalist: the construction and triumph of a musical style 
SN  - 9780520968080
AV  - ML197 .W443 2020
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Oakland
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - Minimal music
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Music
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; 2; b
N2  - "Rising out of the American art music movement of the late 1950s and 1960s, minimalism shook the foundations of the traditional constructs of classical music, becoming one of the most important and influential trends of the twentieth century. The emergence of minimalism sparked an active writing culture around the controversies, philosophies, and forms represented in the music's style and performance, and its defenders faced a relentless struggle within the music establishment and beyond. Focusing on how facts about music are constructed, negotiated, and continually remodeled, We Have Always Been Minimalist retraces the story of this fight that--from pure fiction to proven truth--led to the triumph of minimalism. Christophe Levaux's critical analysis of literature surrounding the origins and transformations of the stylistic movement offers radical insights and a unique new history"--
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