May 4, 20187 yr Just experimented with sounds using Reich's methods. I thought this sounded cool so I wanted to share with you guys. Hopefully you guys get a kick out of it.
May 4, 20187 yr I think your work is great. I seldom listen to / compose minimalistic music but permutations of notes are always interesting to me! (which reminds me of permutation in group theory in mathematics) I've just checked out Steve Reich's works and I find it inspiring! I think I will write a minimalistic work too. I am thinking if polyphony is contradictory to minimalism though.
May 4, 20187 yr Interesting, and beautiful too. i don't think minimalism is the opposite to polyphony. However, in this piece I would say the texture is heterophonic: simultaneous variation of a single melodic line.
May 5, 20187 yr Author Thanks for listening! Glad you found it interesting. I think Minimalism is still polyphony, depending on how its composed. In this case, it's still polyphony because while the notes are the same, the timing is shifted becoming a new phrase each time. Speaking of Reich, check out this piece:
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