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This paper provides an ecomusicological analysis of ‘Music for 18 Musicians’, investigating the numerous affinities that the piece has with acoustic ecology and soundscape ecology concepts alike.
- Jesse Budel
- 2018
May 21, 2015 · Andrew Clements. Thu 21 May 2015 13.00 EDT. Steve Reich ’s 1976 masterpiece, one of the landmarks of 20th-century music, has already acquired its own enduring performing tradition.
Oct 22, 2012 · Reich says the sections of Music for 18 Musicians are based on the cycle of chords we hear at the start, so that the whole work creates a sequence of short pieces that's like a harmonic...
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May 5, 2023 · At nearly an hour long, Music for 18 Musicians presents challenges for performer and listener alike: for the former, it’s adjusting to changes while maintaining a fundamental consistency over the long haul.
Analysis of Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich The piece begins with the marimba producing monophonic texture, followed closely by bombardment of multiple instruments. The execution of this composition is so perfect that one only notices the accompaniments seconds later when they become more pronounced and differentiated.
Jan 12, 2010 · The composer's Music for 18 Musicians was a breakthrough work in the history of minimalism and a watershed moment in Reich's career. Its lush textures and expansion of a static harmonic...
Sep 10, 2014 · September 10, 2014. The cover of the 1978 debut recording of Music for 18 Musicians. ECM. I don't remember when I first heard Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich, but I vividly remember the first time — about 15 years ago — I ever saw the piece performed.
