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La Monte Young

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Give people knowledge and they really eat it up and they appreciate it a lot and the more that knowledge is made available to people, the more they will utilize it and let it be a part of them.


— La Monte Young


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I had a calling to become what I became - I was created to do this.


— La Monte Young


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I have my own definition of minimalism, which is that which is created with a minimum of means.


— La Monte Young


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I think the fact that I created something and had an enormous influence is indisputable.


— La Monte Young


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If listeners aren't carried away to Heaven, I'm failing.


— La Monte Young


#carried #failing #heaven #i #listeners

Let people have an education and you can't stop them.


— La Monte Young


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7:35 PM + c. 5 to 28 with The Addition of 119 and with One of The Inclusory Optional Bases: 7; 8; 14:8; 18:14:8; 18:16:14; 18:16:14:8; 9:7:4; or The Empty Base (1991) sound environments;
Annod (1953–55) 92 X 19 Version for Zeitgeist (1992) alto saxophone vibraphone piano bass drums including 92 XII 22 Two-Part Harmony and The 1992 XII Annod Backup Riffs;
Just Charles & Cello in The Romantic Chord (2002–2003) cello pre-recorded cello drones and light design;
Raga Sundara vilampit khayal set in Raga Yaman Kalyan (2002–present) voices various instruments tambura drone;
Trio for Strings (1958) Just Intonation Version (1984-2001-2005) 2 cellos 2 violins 2 violas;


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Inside the Dream Syndicate Volume One: Day of Niagara with John Cale Tony Conrad Marian Zazeela and Angus MacLise [Recorded 1965] (Table of the Elements 2000. Composition 1960 #7 proved especially pertinent to his future endeavors: it consisted of a B an F# a perfect fifth and the instruction: "To be held for a long time.

La Monte Thornton Young (born October 14 1935) is an American avant-garde composer musician and artist. Young is generally recognized as the first minimalist composer. Both his proto-Fluxus and "minimal" compositions question the nature and definition of music and often stress elements of performance art.

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