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
Ambient 1: Music For Airports (Remastered 2004)
1978
The Truman Show (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2009
The Belly of an Architect
1987
The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture
1993
Love Is Overtaking Me
2008
Terry Riley: A Rainbow in Curved Air & Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band
1969
The Pavilion Of Dreams
1978
Late Night Tales: Belle and Sebastian, Vol. 2
2012
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
37
61192
2
60
619033
3
34
79158
4
26
17773
5
58
96073
6
51
207615
7
24
30623
8
44
225828
9
61
726480
10
45
106084
11
52
254425
12
32
35139
13
39
54138
14
21
1699
15
12
6646
16
13
17564
17
41
13326
18
26
31562
19
37
41428
20
15
1147
21
32
24210
22
3
586
23
45
130460
24
12
1233
25
37
49145
26
10
2217
27
26
9062
28
20
16143
29
23
569
30
2
1414
31
35
18202
32
12
4081
33
18
245
34
1
19
35
15
504
36
9
1678
37
7
737
38
14
1048
39
14
1083
40
10
4456
41
4
882
42
15
21698
43
9
7230
44
4
620
45
3
1288
46
3
1193
47
3
605
48
31
8968
49
26
1937
50
17
23395
51
1
150
52
1
290
53
1
424
54
1
332
55
28
6883
56
23
1548
57
29
8240
58
3
638
59
11
7032
60
21
3731
61
3
1937
62
8
506
63
20
1483
64
17
3186
65
15
2280
66
4
646
67
19
3259
68
17
1270
69
4
4493
70
15
4475
71
15
1594
72
1
490
73
5
2273
74
5
113
75
6
709
76
1
68
77
4
229
78
1
286
79
1
133
80
1
811
81
2
139
82
1
47
83
1
180
84
1
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