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5 Gurus and Teachers
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Foreword xv
- Introduction 1
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Part One
- Introduction 9
- 1 Improvisation and Experimentation 15
- 2 Dream Music 32
- 3 Loops and Process 52
- 4 Altered States 69
- 5 Gurus and Teachers 87
- 6 Cultural Fusion 104
- 7 Across the Arts 118
- 8 Ensembles 134
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Part Two
- Introduction 163
- 9 1976 167
- 10 The New Downtown 186
- 11 Instruments and Environments 203
- 12 Ambient and New Age 216
- 13 Canons 232
- 14 Backlash 253
- 15 Politics, Identity, and Expression 268
- 16 Postminimalists 286
- 17 Spiritual Minimalism 307
- 18 Popular Culture 321
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Part Three
- Introduction 331
- 19 Histories 335
- 20 Silences 357
- 21 Futures 371
- Acknowledgments 393
- Listening Guide 395
- Notes 401
- Bibliography 431
- Index 441
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Foreword xv
- Introduction 1
-
Part One
- Introduction 9
- 1 Improvisation and Experimentation 15
- 2 Dream Music 32
- 3 Loops and Process 52
- 4 Altered States 69
- 5 Gurus and Teachers 87
- 6 Cultural Fusion 104
- 7 Across the Arts 118
- 8 Ensembles 134
-
Part Two
- Introduction 163
- 9 1976 167
- 10 The New Downtown 186
- 11 Instruments and Environments 203
- 12 Ambient and New Age 216
- 13 Canons 232
- 14 Backlash 253
- 15 Politics, Identity, and Expression 268
- 16 Postminimalists 286
- 17 Spiritual Minimalism 307
- 18 Popular Culture 321
-
Part Three
- Introduction 331
- 19 Histories 335
- 20 Silences 357
- 21 Futures 371
- Acknowledgments 393
- Listening Guide 395
- Notes 401
- Bibliography 431
- Index 441