Philip Glass is the master of minimalism. No other minimalist composer has moved me like Philip Glass has. Thanks for posting!

My wife & I also heard this for the first time at a Grupo Corpo concert--wonderful music plus wonderful dance. Makes other modern dance companies seem joyless by comparison. I'll add that Uakti's Aguas Amazonas is my favorite way to introduce people to minimalist music. Even folks who don't cotton to Glass et al normally (such as my wife) absolutely love this CD and play it over & over without ever getting tired of it. Great for both foreground music AND ambient listening.

Technically, the gradual addition of new textures over repetition of the previous material is what makes it minimalism.

I continue to enjoy Philip Glass compositions whatever his style is called. To me it's Cosmic.

I absolutely adore this album. Thank you for sharing it widely.

The grouping is 4+3+4+2+2 or 1234-123-1234-12-12. We play it as a warm up in my percussion class.

Discovering this album was life changing for me

I believe in you, jesus.

Nem sempre coisas maravilhosas acontecem... Esta é uma delas!

The album is called Aguas da Amazonia. The track title is the english Amazon River.

One of my favorites. I saw Grupo Corpo do an incredible dance piece to this music. It just inspires movement, doesn't it?

Que hermoso!

I've only recently fallen in love with this album .... PURUS river is my current favorite.

adoro

conhecendo agora UAKTI já gostando demais

Pero que bella interpretación del minimalismo de P.Glass por "Uakti".

Thanks for this VOCE TERA muitas coisas boas pela sua boa açao de transmitir a sua sabedoria sobre Philip" ao mundo!^^

¿Alguien aquí por composición I?

yeah.

Pitty - there were 222 likes, but I love this music too damn much

I believe that Philip Glass has more or less given up on the "minimalist" label as no longer characterizing his work these days. But I still hear some echoes of the minimalist idiom ..."Minimalism ... in which the simplest and fewest elements are used to create the maximum effect."

this sounds like the same composition as the one he used in echorus with allen ginsberg.

Would this be considered 15/16?

It might be best interpreted more or less literally, so long as the reason for doing so is understood ... "Minimalism ... in which the simplest and fewest elements are used to create the maximum effect."

Like si mañana rendís Audio II y estás acá escuchando esto

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It’s so minimalist you could do it

Lembra....que Amazônia nao é só do Brasil cara....também é Colombia, Perú, Venezuela......Amazônia é os pulmoes do mundo!!!!

what. is this 15/8? 1234-123-1234-1234. I just can't figure out if i'm counting that right.

I think you misunderstand the definition of minimalism. It is not a literal definition. For example, Steve Reich is considered a minimalist composer as well, but his works can be incredibly complex. It's just a label. Just like all pop music isn't popular, and all that.

We are both moved by this; however, I hardly think this is a minimalist composition. The mathematical intricacy and complexity of his compositions don't match that definition. This is only my opinion, I am not correcting yours.

Glass is phenomenal, but I wouldn't call this particular piece 'minimalist'.