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La Monte Young

Date of Birth 14-October-1935
Place of Birth Bern
(Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States of America)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as LaMonte Young, Young, La Monte
Profession Composer
La Monte Thornton Young is an American avant-garde artist, composer and musician, generally recognized as the first minimalist composer. His works have been included among the most important and radical post-World War II avant-garde, experimental, and contemporary music. Young is especially known for his development of drone music. Both his proto-Fluxus and "minimal" compositions question the nature and definition of music and often stress elements of performance art.

Awards by La Monte Young

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