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1996 Dan Flavin, minimalist sculptor, dies at 63
1988 Luis Barragan, born in Mexico City, Mexico, architect, modernist, minimalist, important 20th century architect, significant landscape designer, self-taught, influenced by writings of Ferdinand Bac, dies 1953 Wayne Siegel, born in Los Angeles, California, composer, influenced by minimalist Steve Reich, music commissioned by Kronos Quartet, Harry Sparnaay, Safri Duo 1953 Carl Joseph Stone, born in America, composer, electronic music genre, minimalist, studied composition at California Institute of the Arts, served as President of the American Music Center 1952 Rhys Chatham, born in New York City, New York, composer, trumpet player, guitarist, minimalist, avant garde music 1951 Paul Dresher, born in Los Angeles, California, Paul Joseph Dresher, composer, drummer, minimalist and post-minimalist genres, studied at University of California, Berkeley, 2006 Guggenheim fellowship recipient 1943 Zoltan Jeney, born in Szolnok, Hungary, composer, minimalist style, studied with Ferenc Farkas in Budapest, Goffredo Petrassi, in Rome 1942 Petr Kotik, born in Prague, Czech Republic, composer, flutist, minimalist style, founder, S.E.M. ensemble, wrote opera, 'Many Many Women' 1939 Tom Johnson, born in Greely, Colorado, composer, minimalist style, new music critic for the Village Voice, wrote music based on tiling, involving mathematical and logical processes 1938 David Borden, born in Boston, Massachusetts, composer, minimalist music, jazz pianist, founded Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company, the world's first synthesizer ensemble, wrote vocal, chamber ensemble, music, style similar to Phillip Glass, Terry Riley 1935 Arvo Part, born in Paide, Estonia, classical composer, celebrated for minimalist style, influenced by European jazz, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Bartok 1933 Dan Flavin, U.S. minimalist sculptor 1902 Luis Barragan, born in Mexico City, Mexico, architect, modernist, minimalist, important 20th century architect, significant landscape designer, self-taught, influenced by writings of Ferdinand Bac |
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