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Stephen Michael Reich (/ˈraɪʃ/; born October 3, 1936) is an American composer who, along with La Monte Young, Terry Riley, and Philip Glass, pioneered minimal music in the mid to late 1960s.
Reich's style of composition influenced many composers and groups. His innovations include using tape loops to create phasing patterns (for example, 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.
Writing in The Guardian, music critic Andrew Clements suggested that Reich is one of "a handful of living composers who can legitimately claim to have altered the direction of musical history". The American composer and critic Kyle Gann has claimed that Reich "may...be considered, by general acclamation, America's greatest living composer".
Tokyo Opera City May 21, 2008
Sextet, by Steve Reich Performed by Yale Percussion Group Jonny Allen | Garrett Arney | Doug Perry | Terry Sweeney | Georgi Videnov | Mari Yoshinaga I. [Fast] - 0:16 II. [Moderate] - 10:13 III. [Slow] - 14:20 IV. [Moderate] - 16:50 V. [Fast] - 20:12 --- ABOUT THE PIECE: Sextet was commissioned by Laura Dean Dancers and Musicians and by the French Government for the Nexus Percussion Ensemble. The first performance under the title Music for percussion and Keyboards was given at the Centre Pompidou in Paris on 19 December 1984 by Nexus with guest artists playing keyboards. The last movement was then revised in January 1985 and the title shortened to Sextet. The American premiere was presented by Laura Dean Dancers and Musicians at Brooklyn Academy of Music’s New Wave Festival on 31 Octobe...
Parts I, II + III (fast, slow, fast) from Steve Reich - Kronos Quartet / Pat Metheny – Different Trains / Electric Counterpoint http://www.discogs.com/Steve-Reich-Kronos-Quartet-Pat-Metheny-Different-Trains-Electric-Counterpoint/release/108357
Proverb is a musical composition by Steve Reich for three sopranos, two tenors, two vibraphones, and two electric organs. It is set to a text by Ludwig Wittgenstein.[1] It was written in 1995 and was originally intended for The Proms and the Utrecht Early Music Festival. It was premiered at Alice Tully Hall in New York City on February 10, 1996 by Theatre of Voices with Paul Hillier, to whom the piece is dedicated.[2] Proverb was written during a period when Reich was experimenting with "speech melody", and is influenced by the period Reich spent working on The Cave with Paul Hillier and singers with a strong background in medieval polyphony. This is especially apparent in the two tenor parts, which pay homage to Pérotin and organum in their use of rhythmic modes and pedal points. The tex...
Steve Reich - Electric Counterpoint, Recordings (2015 Compile) Electric Counterpoint ─ Composed by Steve Reich, 1987 a. Electric Counterpoint: I. Fast (00:00)/II. Slow (06:50)/III. Fast (10:12) ─ Pat Metheny, Guitar from Steve Reich: Different Trains/Electric Counterpoint, Released 1989 b. Electric Counterpoint: I. Fast (14:44)/II. Slow (21:35)/III. Fast (24:57) ─ Joby Burgess (Powerplant), Xylosynth from Powerplant: Electric Counterpoint, Released 2008 c. Electric Counterpoint: III. Fast (RYXP True To Original Edit) (29:30) ─ Röyksopp, Remix from Röyksopp: Track Of The Month April, Released 2010 d. Electric Counterpoint: I. Fast (35:24)/II. Slow (42:15)/III. Fast (45:37) ─ Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead), Electric Guitar from Steve Reich: Radio Rewrite, Released 2014 e. Ele...
Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich Used with Permission by Hendon Music: An Imagem Company PERFORMANCE: February 5, 2011 Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Performance Produced by eighth blackbird Filmed by Dan Nichols, Nichols Media PERFORMERS: eighth blackbird Tim Munro, flutes (piano and marimba for this performance) Michael J. Maccaferri, clarinets Matt Albert, violin Nicholas Photinos, cello Matthew Duvall, percussion Lisa Kaplan, piano Third Coast Percussion Owen Clayton Condon, percussion Robert Dillon, percussion Peter Martin, percussion David Skidmore, percussion Meehan/Perkins Duo Todd Meehan, percussion Doug Perkins, percussion Guest Artists Sunshine Simmons, clarinets Adam Marks, piano Amy Briggs, piano Amy Conn, soprano Kirsten Hedegaard, soprano Su...
Complete recording by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Edo De Waart in 1983 of the Steve Reich masterpiece. Available on the Philips label.
Steve Reich Music for 18 Musicians (1974-1976) Original ECM Recording (1978) Composed by Steve Reich Performed by Steve Reich and Musicians Produced by Klaus Hiemann, Rudolph Werner and Steve Reich STEVE REICH and MUSICIANS: Steve Reich - Piano and marimba Ken Ishii - Cello Richard Cohen - Clarinet and bass clarinet Virgil Blackwell - Clarinet and bass clarinet Gary Schall - Marimba and maracas Bob Becker - Marimba and xylophone Glen Velez - Marimba and xylophone Russ Hartenberger - Marimba and xylophone David Van Tieghem - Marimba, xylophone and piano James Preiss - Metallophone and piano Nurit Tilles - Piano Steve Chambers - Piano Larry Karush - Piano and maracas Shem Guibbory - Violin Elizabeth Arnold - Voice Pamela Fraley - Voice Rebecca Armstrong - Voice Jay Clayton - Voice and piano...
Steve Reich's Six Marimbas from my final undergraduate recital at Mcgill University. Performed by: Colin Van de Reep, Noam Bierstone, Sandro Valiante, Mark Morton, Ben Reimer and Ben Duinker. Recorded by Denis Martin.
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Music for Pieces of Wood, performed by Neil Percy, Sam Walton, David Jackson, Antoine Bedewi & Simon Crawford-Phillips. ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ 'The LSO Percussion Ensemble's riveting recording has the bonus of being live. Moreover, they take it very fast indeed…and accomplish it brilliantly.' BBC Music Magazine Listen to more of Steve Reich's music on the LSO Percussion Ensemble's debut recording: Spotify: http://geni.us/FPl8r Apple Music: http://geni.us/qBu9 CD: http://bit.ly/1TtSfAW ******************************************************************** Subscribe here for all the latest videos: http://radi.al/SubscribetoLSO Follow the LSO: Spotify http://spoti.fi/291cCk0 Apple Music http://geni.us/yH0sXY Instagram https://www.instagram.com/londonsymph... Facebook https://www.facebook.com/londonsy...
In celebration of Steve Reich's 80th birthday, here's Colin Currie and Sam Walton from the Colin Currie Group performing Reich’s epic Clapping Music. Filmed by A Fly On The Wall for Classic FM at Southbank Centre. #Reich80 The Colin Currie Group Perform Reich 5 May 2017: Book here: http://j.mp/1TW2U1J