Minimalism is a genre of music that emerged in the 1960s and is characterized by the use of repetitive patterns and simple harmonic structures. It often features electronic instruments and a focus on texture and atmosphere rather than melody or lyrics. The genre has been influential in the development of ambient music and has been associated with a number of notable composers and performers.
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Piano, Accordion, Cello, Trumpet, Guitar, Trombone, Clarinet, Violin, French Horn, Oboe, Flute, Drum Kit, Vocals, Keyboard/Piano, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer
Popular minimalism Songs
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Ambient 1: Music For Airports (Remastered 2004)
1978
The Belly of an Architect
1987
The Truman Show (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2009
The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture
1993
Love Is Overtaking Me
2008
The Pavilion Of Dreams
1978
Late Night Tales: Belle and Sebastian, Vol. 2
2012
Terry Riley: A Rainbow in Curved Air & Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band
1969
Music for 18 Musicians
1998
Last Night The Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes In The Street
2009
Hamel: Let It Play - Selected Pieces 1979-1983
1979
Bryars: Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet
2016
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List of minimalism artists
Here is a list of minimalism artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the minimalism genre. You can find out what minimalism genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
1
38
61443
2
60
622924
3
35
79673
4
26
17893
5
58
96962
6
51
208457
7
24
30850
8
44
227084
9
61
731075
10
45
106522
11
52
256047
12
39
54557
13
31
35382
14
21
1716
15
15
17690
16
12
6665
17
41
13571
18
26
31730
19
37
41726
20
14
1161
21
37
49478
22
33
24422
23
46
131200
24
3
596
25
26
9147
26
9
1232
27
10
2243
28
20
16402
29
22
581
30
36
18381
31
2
1422
32
12
4097
33
18
245
34
15
504
35
1
19
36
9
1682
37
7
753
38
14
1083
39
14
1057
40
11
4463
41
4
883
42
9
7300
43
15
21859
44
4
620
45
3
607
46
3
1193
47
3
1295
48
17
23590
49
26
1957
50
31
9146
51
1
332
52
1
150
53
1
290
54
1
424
55
28
6950
56
12
7123
57
22
1565
58
29
8361
59
3
638
60
11
508
61
21
3767
62
2
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63
21
1498
64
16
2322
65
17
3222
66
20
3286
67
3
655
68
5
4501
69
17
1276
70
15
1604
71
15
4500
72
1
491
73
5
2273
74
1
68
75
5
113
76
6
719
77
5
236
78
2
297
79
1
811
80
1
134
81
2
139
82
1
47
83
1
180
84
1
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