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| minimalism definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | a style of art in which objects are stripped down to their elemental geometric form and presented in an impersonal manner. in literature _____ use short descriptions and simple sentences. | 7 sets | |
| 2 | an attitude of doing only the least that is required by law in our moral life | 4 sets | |
| 3 | describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially visual art and music, where the work is stripped down to its most fundamental features. | 3 sets | |
| 4 | a style of filmmaking characterized by austerity and restraint, in which cinematic elements are reduced to the barest minimum of information. | 2 sets | |
| 5 | modern form of comedy; pointlessness of existence | 2 sets | |
| 6 | contemporary musical style featuring the repetition of short melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic patterns with little variation | 2 sets | |
| 7 | minimalism is considered to be the leading musical style of the late twentieth century. materials are reduced to a minimum and procedures are simplified. the content of the music should be readily apparent. | 2 sets | |
| 8 | contemporary musical style featuring the repetition of short patterns without variation | 2 sets | |
| 9 | repetitive, often synthesized music in which small changes occur over long spans of time. | 2 sets | |
| 10 | repetitive, often synthesized music in which small changes occur over long spans of time | 2 sets | |
| 11 | offshoot of serialism, more harmonic than serialism; best example is philip glass | 2 sets | |
| 12 | 1960s-1970s ce | 1 set | |
| 13 | ostinato of slowly morphing motifs | 1 set | |
| 14 | style of reducing art down to formal elements | 1 set | |
| 15 | very simple melodies, motives, and harmonies repeated many times; reaction to modernism | 1 set | |
| 16 | a mode of consumption that emphasizes simplicity, is characterized by few and finite(limited) consumer demands, and involves an adequate and sustainable means to achieve them | 1 set | |
| 17 | minimal amounts of material or fundamentals of shape, color and sound | 1 set | |
| 18 | -simple, primary forms -60's and 70's -artists favored industrial materials -sculptures placed on floor or connected to wall rather than on pedestal -primarily concerned with three-dimensional art -conceptual art -agnes martin | 1 set | |
| 19 | 1960-present | 1 set | |
| 20 | a nonrepresentational style of sculpture and painting, usually severely restricted in the use of visual elements and often consisting of simple geometric shapes or masses. the style came to prominence in the late 1960s | 1 set | |
| 21 | late 20th c. style, reaction to complexities of modernist composition, uses simple melodies, motives, and harmonies repeated | 1 set | |
| 22 | emerged in the 1950s as a reaction to abstract expressionism and continued through the sixties and seventies based on extremely simple musical material with a steady. even pulse either fast or slow | 1 set | |
| 23 | a movement in american painting and sculpture that originated in the late 1950s. it emphasized pure, reduced forms and strict, systematic compositions. | 1 set | |
| 24 | limited demands,personal,sharing with others and equality | 1 set | |
| 25 | this was a purely sculptural movement based on primary structures (cubes, etc) purity, limits and restraint were exemplified. almost architectural, because pieces were meaningless and related to their environaments... artists were tony smith and judd | 1 set | |
| 26 | describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially visual art and music, where the work is stripped down to its most fundamental features., an attitude of doing only the least that is required by law in our moral life | 1 set | |
| 27 | a 20th century style of art and music. in art, the resources are simple and limited. in music, the harmonic changes are limited and the texture is thick with little rest and a great deal of repetition | 1 set | |
| 28 | the use of simple forms or structures. | 1 set | |
| 29 | a mode of consumption that emphasizes simplicity, is characterized by few and finite (limited) consumer demands, and involves an adequate and sustainable means to achieve them | 1 set | |
| 30 | a mode of consumption that emphasizes simplicity, is characterized by few and finite consumer demands, and involves an adequate and sustainable means to achieve them | 1 set | |
| 31 | musical movement that emphasizes the process of music, strips music to its bare, all about progression | 1 set | |
| 32 | doing the least that the law requires; jesus is against it | 1 set | |
| 33 | materials are reduced to a minimum, procedures are simplified | 1 set | |
| 34 | philip glass & john adams | 1 set | |
| 35 | predominantly sculptural movement of the 1960's that focused on reducing art down to basic "objecthood" | 1 set | |
| 36 | based on repetition of simple melodic and rhythm patterns | 1 set | |
| 37 | the use of limited musical materials in a texture that features few (minimal) changes in rhythm, melody and harmony | 1 set | |
| 38 | using as few words as possible to make a point | 1 set | |
| 39 | a modern movement in politics, economics, and all the arts, especially architecture, emphasizing brevity, economy, and modesty. | 1 set | |
| 40 | settling for least amount of work | 1 set | |