minimalist
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No other track on the album evokes that idea better than her cover of Parton’s classic, which begins with a minimalist piano accompaniment.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
Once a fixture of the 1960s pop and minimalist scenes in New York, Japan's "polka dot queen" found huge commercial success in her later decades.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
As tech has grown as an overwhelming force in our lives, the visual design cornerstones associated with it—arial font, minimalist branding, bright colors and clean lines—have become the norm.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
The two buildings were inspired by light, the environment, and a minimalist palette.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Steve Reich exemplified the minimalist movement that bridged the chasm between classical music and pop in the 1970s.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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This is not a colony of “tiny houses,” popular among minimalists and aesthetes looking to simplify their lives.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2024
"Man of the microbes we found were either minimalists: ultra-streamlined with one job that it does very well alongside a close consortium of collaborators, or it can do a little bit of everything," Osburn said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2023
“They can be easily swapped out at any time and are perfect for renters — from minimalists to maximalists who enjoy changing things up seasonally or on a whim,” Kluetz Pernell says.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
“Dirtknock” samples British minimalists Young Marble Giants — and adds a boom-bap rhythm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2021
Even John Adams — brought in by Perlmutter to defend his fellow accused minimalists — admitted the term was “eminently mockable.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2020
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