David Bruce Composer | How John Adams Writes for Orchestra (The Chairman Dances & Influence of Minimalism) @DBruce | Uploaded June 2019 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
The early minimalists choice of instruments and ways of composing influenced a whole generation of composers, myself included. In this video I look at how the style they developed went on to influence later orchestral compositions, in particular looking at the orchestral technique in John Adam's piece 'The Chairman Dances' .

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My previous video on John Adam's Harmony:
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and on John Adam's piece Harmonielehre for LSO
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The Chairman Dances

youtube.com/watch?v=Zui6TGjjCVc

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