Ambient music can be seen as a kind of minimalism that was an influence on Eno's groundbreaking style. John Cage created the ultimate minimalist work with his 4'33", three periods of silence first played on the piano, which can ... be considered ambient music because it causes the audience to become aware of the ambient sound surrounding them. Cage inspired minimalist composers such as La Monte Young, Morton Feldman, Terry Riley, Steve Reich and Philip Glass.