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Being interested in music the first time isn't entirely important. It's appreciating time and again the music that works, and that can be just as likely in Mozart or Stockhausen. It doesn't take long to familiarize yourself with the compositional process of Riley's "In C" or Reich's "Music for 18 Musicians", but I find I can always go back to those works if I need to relax and unwind. I know at least the Phillip Glass writes much of his works, including the symphonies I looked at, by hand. And he has really good calligraphy, too. Minimalism predated computers, it wasn't born of them. In response to the original question, I'd recommend looking at some college papers and whatnot on well-known minimalist compositions. I think that's the best bet right now in literary material for describing the processes at work in the music. Also, study and practice some development. In minimalism, atonalism, baroque etc., development is what makes a piece memorable and stand apart. Figure out best how to go somewhere in your piece, and the style will work it's way in. I'd suggest even making a roadmap of your piece before diving straight in. Lastly, you obviously need to listen to minimalist music. Glass, Adams, Riley, and Reich are the four kings, but try some others as well. Cage, Stockhausen, and Xenakis can all help with the ideas of minimalism, as they loved to experiment. But don't simply limit yourself to classical here. Minimalism has found even greater impact in electronic music, so listen to Brian Eno and Aphex Twin for new ideas, and if you're feeling up to it, Avicii and Nicolas Jaar.

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