Stephen Michael "Steve" Reich ( /ˈraɪʃ/; born October 3, 1936) is an American composer who is one of the pioneering composers of minimal music along with La Monte Young, Terry Riley, and Philip Glass.
His innovations include using tape loops to create phasing patterns (examples are his early compositions, "It's Gonna Rain" and "Come Out"), and the use of simple, audible processes to explore musical concepts (for instance, "Pendulum Music" and "Four Organs"). These compositions, marked by their use of repetitive figures, slow harmonic rhythm and canons, have significantly influenced contemporary music, especially in the US. Reich's work took on a darker character in the 1980s with the introduction of historical themes as well as themes from his Jewish heritage, notably the Grammy Award-winning Different Trains.
Reich's style of composition influenced many other composers and musical groups. Reich has been described, in The Guardian by music critic Andrew Clements, as one of "a handful of living composers who can legitimately claim to have altered the direction of musical history", and the critic Kyle Gann has said Reich "may...be considered, by general acclamation, America's greatest living composer."
Paul Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956), known as Jackson Pollock, was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. He was well known for his uniquely defined style of drip painting.
During his lifetime, Pollock enjoyed considerable fame and notoriety. He was regarded as a mostly reclusive artist. He had a volatile personality, and struggled with alcoholism for most of his life. In 1945, he married the artist Lee Krasner, who became an important influence on his career and on his legacy.
Pollock died at the age of 44 in an alcohol-related car accident. In December 1956, the year of his death, he was given a memorial retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City, and a larger more comprehensive exhibition there in 1967. More recently, in 1998 and 1999, his work was honored with large-scale retrospective exhibitions at MoMA and at The Tate in London.
In 2000, Pollock was the subject of an Academy Award–winning film Pollock directed by and starring Ed Harris.
Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians [ 2008 JAPAN ]
Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians (1978) [Full Composition]
Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians
Steve Reich, "Music for 18 Musicians" - FULL PERFORMANCE with eighth blackbird
Steve Reich - The Desert Music
Steve Reich - Proverb
Steve Reich: Playing Music/Talking Music
Steve Reich - Electronic Counterpoint
Steve Reich, Music for a Large Ensemble, Full Version
Six Marimbas - Steve Reich
Steve Reich - Six Marimbas (1986)
Steve Reich - Violin Fase - Violin Phase (HQ)
Steve Reich - It's Gonna Rain
Lowlands 2013 - Steve Reich & Ensemble Concert
Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians [ 2008 JAPAN ]
Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians (1978) [Full Composition]
Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians
Steve Reich, "Music for 18 Musicians" - FULL PERFORMANCE with eighth blackbird
Steve Reich - The Desert Music
Steve Reich - Proverb
Steve Reich: Playing Music/Talking Music
Steve Reich - Electronic Counterpoint
Steve Reich, Music for a Large Ensemble, Full Version
Six Marimbas - Steve Reich
Steve Reich - Six Marimbas (1986)
Steve Reich - Violin Fase - Violin Phase (HQ)
Steve Reich - It's Gonna Rain
Lowlands 2013 - Steve Reich & Ensemble Concert
Steve Reich Drumming - Portland Percussion Group
Steve Reich, Octet, Full Version, Jackson Pollock
Steve Reich: 2x5
Steve Reich - You Are Variations
Steve Reich - Section I (Slowed Down 800%) - Ambient / Minimalism
Steve Reich and Musicians - Drumming (1971) - Original 1974 Recording
Steve Reich - Variations for Vibes, Pianos & Strings
Music for pieces of wood - Steve Reich
Steve Reich: Mallet Quartet (Full recording)
ACO Underground ft.Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead) - Electric Counterpoint (Steve Reich) | Live
Steve Reich and Musicians 1973 - Live in New York - Six Pianos
Philip Glass Ensemble 1970 - Live in Minneapolis - Music in Similar Motion
Clapping Music (1972) by Steve Reich
ACME In Concert: Steve Reich's Complete String Quartets | NPR MUSIC LIVE
Vicky Chow performs Steve Reich - Piano Counterpoint (2011) (arr. Vincent Corver)
Steve Reich`s City Life - Part 1 "Check it out"
Steve Reich: Electric Counterpoint - III. Fast.mov
Steve Reich - Eight Lines - www.lsre.co.uk - Vincent Corver, Kevin Griffiths
Daniel Variations - Steve Reich - Part 1 - Live Concert in Tokyo
Daniel Variations - Steve Reich - Part 2 - Live Concert in Tokyo
Powerplant Live 2005 (Kraftwerk, Steve Reich)
New York Counterpoint by Steve Reich - clarinet ensemble
Steve Reich 《Drumming》 part 1-2
Steve Reich - Music For 18 Musicians; Pulse, Section I, Section II
Steve Reich - Different Trains (Live): 1. America - Before the war
Alarm Will Sound performs Steve Reich's Radio Rewrite
Steve Reich and Musicians 1970 - Live in Berkeley - Piano Phase
Steve Reich - Electric Counterpoint
Steve Reich & David Cossin - Clapping Music - Bloc Weekend - London Pleasure Gardens - July 6 2012
Steve Reich - rhythm and minimalism [HD] The Music Show, ABC Radio National
Steve Reich - South Bank Show - Part 1
Steve Reich and Music for 18 Musicians
Steve Reich: influences, techniques and politics [HD] IntoThe Music, ABC Radio National
Steve Reich - New Musical Language (1987)
Steven Reich: Renaissance Man
AWS at Stanford - Steve Reich and Alan Pierson in Conversation
2007 Steve Reich
BBC Steve Reich Interview and Daniel Variations a tribute to
Steve Reich - In Rehearsal with Synergy Percussion
Interview mit Steve Reich
Jonny Greenwood plays Steve Reich's Electric Counterpoint @ Glastonbury 2014
Steve Reich "Music for 18 Musicians" -Pulse
Steve Reich - the making of WTC 9/11 [HD] The Music Show, ABC Radio National
Rencontre avec Steve Reich - interview with Steve Reich - Cité de la musique
Steve Reich Interview
Interview with Steve Reich
Steve Reich on "Radio Rewrite"
Piotr Orzechowski - Interview | Adrian Utley (Portishead) & Pianohooligan & Steve Reich
Steve Reich on Harmonic Stasis @ RBMA London 2010
Sextet - Steve Reich - McGill Percussion Ensemble
Steve Reich - Drumming. Part II (1974)
Steve Reich, Music for Eighteen Musicians - Synergy Vocals - Ensemble intercontemporain
Steve Reich - City Life | Full Arte Documentary | Part 1
[FULL] Tehillim & The Desert Music:Steve Reich / Alarm Will Sound
Steve Reich - Piano Phase (1967)
Steve Reich - Drumming