La Monte Young

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La Monte Young has pioneered the concept of extended time durations in contemporary music for over 40 years. He contributed extensively to the study of just intonation and to the development of rational number based tuning systems that are used in his periodic composite sound waveform environments, as well as in many of his major performance works. Presentations of Young’s work in the U.S. and Europe, as well as his theoretical writings, gradually influenced a group of composers to create a static, periodic music which became known as Minimalism. Musician magazine stated, “As the acknowledged father of minimalism and guru emeritus to the British art-rock school, his influence is pervasive,” and in 1985 the Los Angeles Herald Examiner wrote, ” for the past quarter of a century he has been the most influential composer in America. Maybe in the world.” In Minimalism:Origins, 1993, Edward Strickland added, “Young is now widely recognized as the originator of the most influential classical music style of the final third of the twentieth century.”

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1	Excerpt 31 69 C. 121733-1	55
2	Excerpt "31 69 C. 12:17:33-1	52
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4	the tortoise, his dreams and journeys	21
5	Dream House 1973	17
6	Part 2	12
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CXH1437 wrote:
Tuesday evening

music of XXII century

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Psychopu wrote:
8 days ago

!!!

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secretpassage wrote:
last month

forever

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Memotas wrote:
last month

,,,this guy gave us the tools...

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Pensi wrote:
last month

I wish I could grow a beard as mighty and powerful as his. Then I could become a ladies man.

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tyler_noreika wrote:
last month

Since when does clearer = better? this one has charisma.

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handmeups wrote:
last month

this isn't important, but why is that picture at the top? most of the others are more recent and clearer.

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TinyPhilosopher wrote:
September 2009

curl-up-in-the-fetal-position-and-rock-back-and-forth rock

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zadignose wrote:
September 2009

Hmmm... guess I need more to listen to. I only heard of the guy because of his contribution to Just West Coast, which I really enjoyed. Listening to a few snippets of tracks here gives me a very different impression!

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Anti-Pro wrote:
September 2009

La Monte Young has been a great influence to me. Seeing people praise work such as a single monotone note played out for 20 minutes encourages me to, like all conceptual fine artists, to bullshit my own way to the top.

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Gamester wrote:
September 2009

Hey! Care to join the new "American Classical Music" group? Check it out and join if you like! :o)

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handmeups wrote:
August 2009

but you don't want crappy mp3's...

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et_cetera wrote:
August 2009

Just Charles & Cello in The Romantic Chord in a setting of Abstract #1 from Quadrilateral Phase Angle Traversals with Dream Light -- mandatory.

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handmeups wrote:
August 2009

i've seen some good flac torrents on demonoid. la monte young should really make his music more available.

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stupidfag wrote:
July 2009

in response to sweettorture i would say raidshare, or you could pay zillions on ebay

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tyler_noreika wrote:
July 2009

shut the fuck up.

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TinyPhilosopher wrote:
July 2009

la monte young is a pretty cool guy, eh makes my ears bleed and doesn't afraid of anything

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handmeups wrote:
June 2009

The Second Dream of The High-Tension Line Stepdown Transformer from The Four Dreams of China

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nostalghia_ wrote:
June 2009

What should I get after his Black Album?

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sweettorture wrote:
May 2009

Oh la monte young is awesome!! I only have my dads old cassette! does anyone knows where I can get more songs or whatever!?

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