Maximal minimal
Beats, Patterns, Meditation
In the mid-1960s, a group of young American composers were exploring for new approaches to music. They began to concentrate on sounds and rhythms, reducing the musical material and organising it into simple, continuously repeating patterns, thereby shifting the listener’s focus onto the smallest of changes in time. Audiences were impressed by the meditative, contemplative sound, which was soon dubbed »minimal music«. The inventors of the genre, such as Steve Reich and Philip Glass, have continued to compose new and inspirational works to this day.
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Concerts of the Festival
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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Kleiner Saal
Thu, 11 May 2017 18:30Steve Reich: Strings
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Kicking-off the festival: music by the pioneer of minimal music
Past Concert
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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Großer Saal
Thu, 11 May 2017 20:00Steve Reich: Drums
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Past Concert
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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Kleiner Saal
Thu, 11 May 2017 23:00Steve Reich: Guitars
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Past Concert
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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Großer Saal
Fri, 12 May 2017 19:00Steve Reich: Ensemble
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Past Concert
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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Kleiner Saal
Fri, 12 May 2017 21:30Minimal Meditation
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Past Concert
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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Kleiner Saal
Sat, 13 May 2017 16:30Minimal Etudes
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An afternoon of Philipp Glass
Past Concert
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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Großer Saal
Sat, 13 May 2017 18:00Maximal Hamburg / Terry Riley’s »In C«
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Past Concert
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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Großer Saal
Sat, 13 May 2017 20:30Ghana Drumming
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Past Concert