Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Chance Music - also known as aleatory music, this method of composition is usually undetermined by the composer, who basically devises numerous musical applications which are then randomly chosen and played, for example, the choice of application could be determined by the roll of a dice

Minimalist Music - is an originally American genre of experimental or Downtown music named in the 1960s based mostly in consonant harmony, steady pulse (if not immobile drones), stasis and slow transformation, and often reiteration of musical phrases or smaller units such as figures, motifs, and cells.