La Monte Young
American composer, pioneer of minimalism, sustained drone, and just intonation.
American composer, pioneer of minimalism, sustained drone, and just intonation — and an admirer of Harry Partch’s foundational work in the field, whose book he recommended to novices seeking to understand just intonation.
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La Monte Young COMPOSITION 1958
La Monte Young's 1958 work of extended, sustained tones, widely cited as an origin point of musical minimalism.
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La Monte Young's drone ensemble, formed in New York in 1962, later known as The Dream Syndicate.
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