minimalism

minimalism

form of music or other compositional practice that employs limited or minimal musical materials

rhythmic displacement

an abrupt movement of the rhythm

phasing

one person will accelerate the rhythm and then will join back later in sync with the other players

drone

static harmonic device - long held note/notes

ostinato

loops/short repeated melodies/rhythm (any musical idea)

layering

adding new musical ideas on top of each other

augmentation

make something longer - extending out any element inside the cell

cell (motif)

one individual musical idea

diminution

reverse of augmentation - shortening any element inside the cell

note subtraction

taking a notes away from the cell - stripping down the cell

note addition

opposite of note subtraction - adding a component into a cell

metamorphosis

changing one note at a time to make a new cell

static harmony

change from one chord to another note by note

texture

interaction of sound events with time

dissonant

clashing of notes

polyphonic

many layers of music playing many different things