List of minimalist composers explained

The following is a list of minimalist composers:

By country

Austria

Australia

Belgium

Canada

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Hungary

Italy

Japan

Latvia

Netherlands

Poland

Russia

Serbia

South Africa

South Korea

Sweden

Switzerland

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United States

By movement

Mystic minimalists

A number of composers showing a distinctly religious influence have been labelled the "mystic minimalists", or "holy minimalists":

Precedent composers

Other composers whose works have been described as precedents to minimalism include:

Notes and References

  1. Perlein and Corà 2000, 226: "This symphony, 40 minutes in length (in fact 20 minutes followed by 20 minutes of silence) is constituted of a single 'sound' stretched out, deprived of its attack and end which creates a sensation of vertigo, whirling the sensibility outside time."
  2. See also at YvesKleinArchives.org a 1998 sound excerpt of The Monotone Symphony (Flash plugin required), its short description, and Klein's "Chelsea Hotel Manifesto" (including a summary of the 2-part Symphony).