Kosmos Minimal Music

Carried by repetitive melodies and rhythms, minimal music established itself, this workshop is dedicated to the musical style

Minimal Music
Minimal Music © Claudia Höhne

With minimal music, a new musical style developed in the USA from the 1960s onwards, with catchy, repetitive melodies or rhythms, so-called »patterns«. Composers like Steve Reich or Philip Glass made this style world famous. In the workshop, the participants learn about the music style, can try out different instruments and play their own minimal music piece together at the end.

Duration: 3 hours
Location: Elbphilharmonie Kaistudio

Supported by Stiftung Elbphilharmonie with funding from the Körber Foundation’s »ZukunftsMusik«