Holy minimalism

Holy minimalism, mystic minimalism, spiritual minimalism, or sacred minimalism are terms, sometimes pejorative,^[1] used to describe the musical works of a number of late-twentieth-century composers of Western classical music. The compositions are distinguished by a minimalist compositional aesthetic and a distinctly religious or mystical subject focus.

Origins

With the growing popularity of minimalist music in the 1960s and 1970s, which often broke sharply with prevailing musical aesthetics of serialism and aleatoric music, many composers, building on the work of such minimalists as Terry Riley, Philip Glass and Steve Reich, began to work with more traditional notions of simple melody and harmony in a radically simplified framework.^[2] This transition was seen variously as an aspect of musical post-modernism or as neo-romanticism, that is, a return to the lyricism of the nineteenth century.

Popularity

In the 1970s and continuing in the 1980s and 1990s, several composers, many of whom had previously worked in serial or experimental milieux,^[3] began working with similar aesthetic ideals^[4] – radically simplified compositional materials, a strong foundation in tonality or modality, and the use of simple, repetitive melodies – but included with them an explicitly religious orientation. Many of these composers looked to Renaissance or medieval music for inspiration, or to the liturgical music of the Orthodox Churches, some of which employ only a cappella in their services. Examples include Arvo Pärt (an Estonian Orthodox), John Tavener (a British composer who converted to Russian Orthodoxy), Henryk Górecki (a Polish Catholic), Alan Hovhaness (the earliest mystic minimalist), Sofia Gubaidulina, Giya Kancheli, Hans Otte, Pēteris Vasks and Vladimír Godár.

Despite being grouped together,^[5] the composers tend to dislike the term, and are by no means a "school" of close-knit associates.

Recordings have played a major role in the popularization of the term, as all three of the best-known "holy minimalists" (Arvo Pärt, Henryk Górecki, Sir John Tavener) have had significant success with CD sales.^[6] A 1992 recording of Górecki's 1976 piece, Symphony No. 3, sold over a million copies.^[7] John Tavener has had several recordings of his works nominated for the Mercury Music Prize, and Pärt has a long-term contract with ECM Records, ensuring consistent and wide distribution of recordings of his works.

Notes

^ Peter C. Bouteneff, Arvo Part: Out of Silence, 57
^ "Is less more? Is minimalism a lazy rip-off, or beauty in its simplest form? Jonathan Freedland concludes our series on 'difficult' art forms". The Guardian, December 1, 2001. Retrieved on October 24, 2008.
^ A guide to Arvo Pärt's music|Music|The Guardian
^ Wierzbicki, James. "Henryk Gorecki Archived 2009-08-14 at the Wayback Machine". St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 7, 1991. Retrieved on October 24, 2008.
^ Thomas 1997, 135
^ Ainsworth, Martha. "Be Still And Know That I Am God". Beliefnet.com, March 2002. Retrieved on 24 October 2008.
^ "Top 10 Discs of the Decade". BBC Music Magazine. 2002-11-01. pp. 27–28.

Sources

Thomas, Adrian. Górecki. Oxford: Clarendon Press; New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. ISBN 0-19-816393-2

External links

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Composers	John Adams Louis Andriessen Gavin Bryars Philip Glass Simeon ten Holt Tom Johnson Michael Nyman Steve Reich Terry Riley La Monte Young
Holy minimalism	Henryk Górecki Giya Kancheli Arvo Pärt Sofia Gubaidulina John Tavener
Techniques	Drone Phasing Process music Repetition
Compositions	Clapping Music Different Trains Doctor Atomic Eight Lines Einstein on the Beach Four Organs In C It's Gonna Rain Koyaanisqatsi Phrygian Gates Piano Phase A Rainbow in Curved Air Nixon in China The Well-Tuned Piano
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Music	Two Sacred Songs, Op. 30 Symphony No. 2, Op. 31 Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 Beatus Vir, Op. 38 Harpsichord Concerto, Op. 40 Miserere, Op. 44 Totus Tuus, Op. 60 String Quartet No. 1, Op. 62 Kleines Requiem für eine Polka, Op. 66
Recordings	Henryk Górecki: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Already It Is Dusk/"Lerchenmusik"
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Vocal and Choral	Summa De profundis (1980) Te Deum (1984) Stabat Mater (1985) Passio (1989) Magnificat (1989) Berliner Messe (1990) Kanon Pokajanen (1997) Cecilia, vergine romana (2000) Nunc dimittis (2001) Salve Regina (2001) Da pacem Domine (2004) The Deer's Cry (2007) Adam's Lament (2009)
Orchestral	Symphony No. 1 (Polyphonic) Symphony No. 2 Symphony No. 3 Fratres Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten Symphony No. 4 (Los Angeles) Tabula Rasa Festina lente Lamentate
Instrumental	Für Alina (piano) Spiegel im Spiegel (violin & piano) Pari intervallo (unspecified instrumentation)
Related	Tintinnabuli Holy minimalism Reich Richter Pärt
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