• 2018
  • 2h
Tones, Drones and Arpeggios: The Magic of Minimalism

Summary Musician, composer and orchestra conductor Charles Hazlewood goes in search of minimalism by exploring the work of four great American composers who rebooted classical music in the 20th century. View more details

  • 2018
  • 2h

Tones, Drones and Arpeggios: The Magic of Minimalism

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Philip Glass Charles Hazlewood Steve Reich Tom Service

All cast & crew

8.2

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Genres : Music Documentary

Release date : Mar 1, 2018

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : BBC Four

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) IWC Media

Summary Musician, composer and orchestra conductor Charles Hazlewood goes in search of minimalism by exploring the work of four great American composers who rebooted classical music in the 20th century. View more details

Details

Genres : Music Documentary

Release date : Mar 1, 2018

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : BBC Four

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) IWC Media

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Tones, Drones and Arpeggios: The Magic of Minimalism (2018)

Episodes

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Episode 1 • Mar 01, 2018
California
Charles Hazlewood tracks down the pioneers of minimalism, exploring the groundbreaking experiments with musical form by La Monte Young and the experiments with tape of Terry Riley.
Episode 2 • Mar 08, 2018
New York
Charles meets the superstars of minimalism, New Yorkers Philip Glass and Steve Reich who took minimalism into the mainstream.
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