Tom Johnson, one of the few composers to self-identify as minimalist, also claims to have been first to use the word as new music critic for The Village Voice.

• 这与后来所称的重复整个乐段有关（不过不同），这同样不是史无前例的但肯定十分稀少。层次感用来表现一个乐段的进展，然后加入新的声音产生最后的效果。