Description: A retelling of the history of minimalism and its impact on the concept of authorship
Review Quotes: "The dialectical discussion is enlivened no end by entertaining anecdotes about spiky relationships between what Nickleson terms the "Big Four" composers. . . he provides a methodological toolkit that, in a different way to On Minimalism but to similar effect, seeks a poetic justice that will enrich our engagement with these musics." --The Wire (4/1/2023 12:00:00 AM)