The Ashgate Research Companion to Minimalist and Postminimalist Music

As composer, he has written for bass-baritone Bryn Terfel, soprano Elin Manahan Thomas, the European Union Chamber Orchestra and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. He has recently edited Michael Nyman’s collected writings for publication. Kyle Gann is a composer and was new-music critic for the Village Voice from 1986 to 2005. His many publications covering various areas of contemporary music have particularly emphasized British and American

Minimalism’s role in culture and society has also become the subject of recent interest and debate, complementing existing scholarship, which addressed the subject from the perspective of historiography, analysis, aesthetics and philosophy. Attempts have also been made by a number of academics to contextualise the work of composers who have moved in parallel with these developments while remaining resolutely outside its immediate environment, including such diverse figures as Karel Goeyvaerts, Robert Ashley, Arvo Pärt and Brian Eno. Theory has reflected practice in many respects, with the multimedia works of Reich and Glass encouraging interdisciplinary approaches, associations and interconnections. Scholars have also b

'This is an extremely welcome addition to the growing literature on minimalist, etc. Its diversity of approaches, variety of topics and perspectives, and varied array of authors successfully quashes any reservations that might be made about a book with such a title. The book adds up to a fascinating study and will be much valued by non-academic and academic readers both within and outside of the academy alike.'Philip Thomas, University of Huddersfield, UK . It serves as an excellent introduction to the book but is also an intelligent and engaging exploration of the core and tangential repertoire. The Introduction provides a splendid summary of the historical and contemporary situation whilst demonstrating awareness of (and successfully tackling) the many complications, complexities and ambiguities of the term "min