Steve Reich
Stephen Michael Reich (born October 3, 1936 in New York City) is an American composer. He is a pioneer of minimalism, although his music has increasingly deviated from a purely minimalist style. Reich's 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 processes to create and explore musical concepts (for instance, "Pendulum Music" and ""Four Organs"). These compositions, marked by their use of repetitive figures and phasing effects, have significantly influenced contemporary music, especially that of his country. The Guardian has described Reich as one Read Full BioStephen Michael Reich (born October 3, 1936 in New York City) is an American composer. He is a pioneer of minimalism, although his music has increasingly deviated from a purely minimalist style. Reich's 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 processes to create and explore musical concepts (for instance, "Pendulum Music" and ""Four Organs"). These compositions, marked by their use of repetitive figures and phasing effects, have significantly influenced contemporary music, especially that of his country.
The Guardian has described Reich as one of the few composers to have "altered the direction of musical history."
Reich often cites Pérotin, J.S. Bach, Debussy and Stravinsky as composers he admires, whose tradition he wished as a young composer to become part of. Jazz is a major part of the formation of Reich's musical style, and two of the earliest influences on his work were vocalists Ella Fitzgerald and Alfred Deller, whose emphasis on the artistic capabilities of the voice alone with little vibrato or other alteration was an inspiration to his earliest works. John Coltrane's style, which Reich has described as "playing a lot of notes to very few harmonies", also had an impact; of particular interest was the album "Africa/Brass", which "was basically a half-an-hour in F." Reich's influence from jazz includes its roots, also, from the West African music he studied in his readings and visit to Ghana. Other important influences are Kenny Clarke and Miles Davis, and visual artist friends such as Sol Lewitt and Richard Serra.
Reich's music is published by Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishing, www.boosey.com/reich.
Steve Reich won the Polar prize ( kind of the Nobel Prize of Music) in 2007.
The Guardian has described Reich as one of the few composers to have "altered the direction of musical history."
Reich often cites Pérotin, J.S. Bach, Debussy and Stravinsky as composers he admires, whose tradition he wished as a young composer to become part of. Jazz is a major part of the formation of Reich's musical style, and two of the earliest influences on his work were vocalists Ella Fitzgerald and Alfred Deller, whose emphasis on the artistic capabilities of the voice alone with little vibrato or other alteration was an inspiration to his earliest works. John Coltrane's style, which Reich has described as "playing a lot of notes to very few harmonies", also had an impact; of particular interest was the album "Africa/Brass", which "was basically a half-an-hour in F." Reich's influence from jazz includes its roots, also, from the West African music he studied in his readings and visit to Ghana. Other important influences are Kenny Clarke and Miles Davis, and visual artist friends such as Sol Lewitt and Richard Serra.
Reich's music is published by Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishing, www.boosey.com/reich.
Steve Reich won the Polar prize ( kind of the Nobel Prize of Music) in 2007.
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Music for 18 Musicians: Section I
Steve Reich Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Steve Reich:
Drumming: Part III This text was withdrawn at the request of its author…
It's Gonna Rain He began to warn the people. He said: "After a…
Proverb How small a thought it takes to fill a whole…
The lyrics can frequently be found in the comments below, by filtering for lyric videos or browsing the comments in the different videos below.
CY Kwan
0:33 Pulses (1st time)
4:57 Section I
9:23 Section II
15:22 Section IIIA
19:24 Section IIIB
23:59 Section IV
28:39 Section V
34:47 Section VI (my favourite section, the middle part of it just made me feels like I'm soaring above the clouds...)
38:58 Section VII
43:17 Section VIII
47:21 Section IX
52:41 Section X (surprised during first listen at how short it was!)
54:13 Section XI
58:56 Pulses (2nd time)
KemushiChan ロレッタ
Shaker: " Alrighhtttt I guess it's arms day!"
KemushiChan ロレッタ
@SlyHikari03 Wassup！！！
martinXY
@Max Wilson My mind would wander after 15 seconds.
Max Wilson
He shook for almost ten minutes! That's crazy!
SlyHikari03
Wassup Kemushi!
Jake Lance
@KemushiChan ロレッタ THATS SO COOOL I love music theory too idk if you know Jacob Collier but if not you gotta check out his music
MerkinMuffly
Now I know why I love Discipline (King Crimson) and Love on a Real Train (Tangerine Dream) so much, I'm a minimalist at heart.
Léo Patissier
@d R Thanks for the names. I'm digging Gaetano Parisio and his alias Gaetek. I have to say i rediscover techno.
d R
This is why I love [actual] techno. It distills music to pure 2/2 140bpm rhythm, layers it with polyrhythm, syncopation and counterpoint, then finally incorporates transitions to add some musical tension. Such a simplistic formula, yet so goddamn powerful.
If you want to pound your brain into a submissive trance of pure tribal rhythmic ecstasy, I highly recommend the likes of Oliver Ho, Gaetano Parisio, Ignition Technician, The Advent, Rino Cerrone, Danilo Vigorito, Lars Klein, Redhead, Samuel L. Session, Boriqua Tribez, Henrik B, and Michael Burkat.
MerkinMuffly
34:47 Here's the Love on a Real Train part Tangerine Dream ripped off because Reich refused to do the soundtrack for Risky Business.