John Adams
John Adams is an American composer from Worcester, Massachusetts, who came to prominence in the late 1970s and is associated with minimalist and post-minimalist classical music. His work blends repetitive rhythmic processes with rich orchestral colour and tonal harmony, and over his career he expanded into large-scale operatic and orchestral pieces that engage with contemporary American subjects.

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