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Steve Reich, American composer who was one of the leading exponents of Minimalism, a style based on repetitions and combinations of simple motifs and harmonies. His inspirations included American vernacular music, notably jazz. Learn more about Reich’s life and career, including his notable works.
Steve Reich has been called “the most original musical thinker of our time” ( The New Yorker) and “among the great composers of the century” ( The New York Times ). Starting in the 1960s, his pieces It’s Gonna Rain, Drumming, Music for 18 Musicians, Tehillim, Different Trains, and many others helped shift the aesthetic center of ...
Oct 3, 2016 · Steve Reich – 10 of the best. The composer – one of the founders of minimalism – has been at the forefront of contemporary music for over 50 years. On the day he turns 80, here are 10 works...
Oct 9, 2016 · Since the 1960s, Reich's hypnotic and coolly modern music has won him fans across many genres, as well as a Pulitzer Prize. Earlier this month, Reich celebrated his 80th birthday — and he's...
Feb 2, 2024 · Composer Steve Reich: ‘What do I want? I want the music to be played’. The American musician on forging ‘minimalism’ in 1960s downtown New York — and why Stravinsky has been a life-long...
Works - Steve Reich Composer. Chronology. 2021. Traveler’s Prayer. for 11 instrumentalists and 4 singers. 16' 2019. Reich/Richter. for large ensemble. 37' 2018. Music for Ensemble and Orchestra. for ensemble and orchestra. 20' 2016. Runner. for large ensemble. 16' 2015. Pulse. for winds, strings, piano, and electric bass. 16' 2013. Quartet.
Oct 26, 2016 · Interview. Steve Reich: the composer with his finger on the pulse. David Shariatmadari. Reich showed the world the hypnotic pleasures of repetition as his music took in religion, politics and...
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