''Road Movies'' is a 1995
minimalist composition for
violin and
piano by the American composer
John Adams.
Composition
''Road Movies'' was written in 1995, as Adams was beginning to move beyond formal
minimalism
In visual arts, music and other media, minimalism is an art movement that began in post–World War II in Western art, most strongly with American visual arts in the 1960s and early 1970s. Prominent artists associated with minimalism include Don ...
.
The piece is in three movements and lasts about 15 minutes in total. The movements are titled as follows:
References
Compositions by John Adams (composer)
1995 compositions
Compositions for violin and piano
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