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Composer Steve Reich won the Pulitzer Prize for music Monday, taking the award for his "Double Sextet." In honor of Reich's career, here's a look at another of his most celebrated works. Sometimes, we ...

In the latest installment of A.Z. Madonna’s “Press Play” column, she highlights minimalist music that makes a maximal impression. Read the full column, and listen to Madonna’s companion playlist here: ...

Minimalism. For non-musicians right now, the word calls to mind the gospel of decluttering, capsule wardrobes, or bland home designs involving beige color palettes and coffee table books no one ...

Around the same time, similar experiments in avant-garde music were being performed in lofts in New York City, and a new genre was emerging. By the end of the 1960s, minimalism had not only solidified ...

Wanna hear a minimalist music joke? Knock knock. Who’s there? Philip Glass. Philip Glass who? Knock knock. Who’s there? Philip Glass. Philip Glass who? For a long time that was the “knock” on ...

As centenary events celebrate Simeon ten Holt’s work, music historians have questioned his omission from histories of Minimalism, and its focus on American greats. By Hugh Morris Reporting from London ...

On June 24, Terry Riley turned 90. It was a momentous occasion for American music that got little attention in the U.S. But Sunday night at the Ford, Bang on a Can All-Stars will pay tribute in a ...

The University of Oklahoma will offer a Minimalism Festival Feb. 19-21 in Catlett Music Center, 500 W. Boyd St. The three-day festival brings together musicians, visual artists and film- makers to ...