(Post)-minimalist compositional techniques?

Question

I was wondering if anyone out there knew of any techniques associated with the minimalist tradition. I've been really interested in the philosophical notion of minimalism over the last few months or so, and I would really like to start to develop a foundation for a technical understand.Book/composer recommendations would also be extremely helpful!Thanks

Answer 1

E. Strickland Minimalism: Origins

"Strickland surveys Minimal music, from La Monte Young's long-tone compositions of the 1950s to his drone works of the Theatre of Eternal Music. He examines the effect of foreign and nonclassical American music on Terry Riley's motoric repetition, developed from his tape experimentation; Steve Reich's formulation of phasing technique; and Philip Glass's unison modules."

Further: Steve Reich Writings On Music