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La Monte Young is an American avant-garde artist, composer, and musician, born on October 14, 1935, in a log cabin in Bern, Idaho. He is recognized as one of the first minimalist composers and is known for his exploration of drone music. Young attended high school in Los Angeles, where he played saxophone with Billy Higgins and other musicians. He later moved to Berkeley to continue his education, where he met a lifelong friend and collaborator. It was in the Bay Area that he discovered the poetry of an influential figure at the City Light book shop. After relocating to New York City, Young quickly became a prominent figure, curating a series of concerts at Yoko Ono's loft. He studied electronic music and became associated with many Fluxus artists, who performed his works in their concerts. Along with another collaborator, he published An Anthology, which collected printed works by many radical artists of the time. Young started assembling an ensemble to perform his music, which led to a significant breakthrough when he met a lifelong collaborator and partner. This group was later joined by Welsh student and percussionist-poet Angus MacLise, forming the Theater of Eternal Music, known for their groundbreaking concerts. From the late 1950s to the present, La Monte Young has focused on pieces of extended duration with minimal, often microtonal changes. He is considered one of the fathers of the minimal music movement, yet his work remains distinct from that of his followers. Alongside his partner
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