James Canepa 1950 Present: TH551 Homework 3 The Rest Is Noise: Brain D mp The minima!

!ists were a part o" an interestin# m si$a! !inea#e that seeme% to ha&e 'een in"! en$e% '( )rno!% *$hoen'er#+ His st %ent, )nton -e'ern, $ompose% twe!&e.tone works that were hi#h!( intri$ate, tho #h $ontaine% a !e&e! o" serene an% re$ rrin# "eat res, whi$h $a #ht the ears o" /a 0onte 1o n#+ 2rom him, in"! en$es permeate% #ro ps o" $omposers in New 1ork Cit( an% 'e#an a m si$a! awareness towar% minima!ism+ -hat is so thri!!in#, whi$h an( (o n# $omposer ma( "ee!, is that these $omposers seeme% to a!! know ea$h other: Chet Baker an% Terr( Ri!e(, )n%( -arho! an% /a 0onte 1o n#, Phi!ip 3!ass an% *te&e Rei$h+ Perhaps it4s Ross4 narrati&e o" their intera$tions, as we!! as a 'ias sin$e the( are a!! we!! known $omposers, ' t the !i&es o" some o" the most in"! entia! )meri$an $omposers 'ein# minima!ists are not iso!ate% in$i%ents+ 0inima!ism was an artisti$ mo&ement that was so #ht a"ter+ It ha% to 'e somethin# the( 'e!ie&e% as artists+ Nat ra!!(, then, the( wo !% "in% o t who ea$h other are an% what the( are %oin#+ It seeme% !ike a &er( proa$ti&e sear$h "or !ike.min%e%ness an% !earnin#+ *te&e Rei$h %is$o&ere% 5phasin#6 '( a$$i%ent+ -hi!e workin# on an e!e$troni$s pie$e, he meant to se two tape ma$hines to p!a( the phrase, 5it4s #onna rain76, what he %is$o&ere%, instea%, '( simp!( mis$a!$ !atin# the !en#th o" tape, noti$e% the rh(thmi$ 5phasin#6 o t o" the phrase+ This !e% to a series o" works 'ase% on phasin#, 'oth e!e$troni$a!!( an% instr menta!!(+ It4s rea!!( interestin# when those a$$i%ents pro&i%e an insi#ht into the wor!%, an inspiration, or an i%ea o" an( sort, !ike *ir Isaa$ Newton theori8in# the $on$ept o" #ra&it( "rom a "a!!in# app!e+ Nat re, a$$i%ent an% en&ironment in&aria'!( inspires $o nt!ess moments o" awareness an% perspe$ti&e+ 50 si$ as a 3ra% a! Pro$ess6 '( *te&e Rei$h ma( 'e a work I $o !% re!ate to+ )s a $omposer, I

want to know e&er(thin# a'o t the m si$ I write, not 9 st the intention I ha% when I p t the pen to paper+ *e$on%!(, I want to make m( m si$ per$epti'!e to an a %ien$e+ B t the : an%ar( is in the !ast statement: How m $h %o I e;pe$t "rom an a %ien$e< -h( sho !% I e;pe$t so m $h "rom m(se!"< -e are on!( h man, an% no person $an know e&er(thin# a'o t an(thin#+ Tho #h, when I $ompose, I !ook "or that 'a!an$e, an% when I ha&e it, I4m happ( with m( work+ Co !% I write m si$ that was 9 st as #oo% that I %i%n4t en9o( writin#< -o !% I pre"er to write 'a% m si$ I "e!t #oo% a'o t than the #oo% m si$ I "e!t 'a% a'o t< These are s '9e$ti&e : estions, ' t I think "a$in# them is essentia! to pro#ress+ =&er( : estion $o nts+ Hope" !!( we $an "in% answers+ I s ppose the mo ntain o" e;pe$tation we p!a$e on o rse!&es, as irrationa! as it ma( 'e, sti!! moti&ates s+ Twe!&e.tone m si$ an% minima!ism is a ni: e approa$h to m si$ that has $ome to the "ore"ront within appro;imate!( the !ast 90 (ears an% 50 (ears, respe$ti&e!(+ -hen *$hoen'er# set o t to %e&e!op an atona! metho%, he pro'a'!( aske% a : estion simi!ar to 5how $an ea$h tone 'e 9 st as important as the ne;t<6 In the $ase o" minima!ism, 5how $an time 'e s spen%e%>'! rre%<6 or 5how $an repetition 'e$ome &ariation<6 )skin# : estions !ike these re: ires in&esti#ation an% $reati&it( to answer them+ /ookin# "or answers '( in&esti#atin# : estions $an pro&i%e pro"o n% insi#hts+