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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 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 In 2007.
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Music For 18 Musicians Is A Work Of Minimalist Music Composed By Steve Reich During 1974–1976. Its World Premiere Was On April 24 1976 At The Town Hall In New York City. Following This A Recording Of The Piece Was Released By ECM New Series In 1978. In His Introduction To The Score Reich Mentions That Although The Piece Is Named Music For 18 Musicians It Is Not Necessarily Advisable To Perform The Piece With That Few Players Due To The Extensive Need For Musicians To Perform On Multiple Instruments. The Piece Is Based On A Cycle Of Eleven Chords. A Small Piece Of Music Is Based On Each Chord And The Piece Returns To The Original Cycle At The End. The Sections Are Named "Pulses" And Section I-XI. This Was Reich's First Attempt At Writing For Larger Ensembles And The Extension Of Performers Resulted In A Growth Of Psychoacoustic Effects Which Fascinated Reich And He Noted That He Would Like To "explore This Idea Further". A Prominent Factor In This Work Is The Augmentation Of The Harmonies And Melodies And The Way That They Develop This Piece. Another Important Factor In The Piece Is The Use Of Human Breath Used In The Clarinets And Voices Which Help Structure And Bring A Pulse To The Piece. The Player Plays The Pulsing Note For As Long As They Can Hold It While Each Chord Is Melodically Deconstructed By The Ensemble Along With Augmentation Of The Notes Held. The Metallophone Unplugged Vibraphone Is Used To Cue The Ensemble To Change Patterns Or Sections. Some Sections Of The Piece Have A Chiastic ABCDCBA Structure And Reich Noted That This One Work Contained More Harmonic Movement In The First Five Minutes Than Any Other Work He Had Previously Written.
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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 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 In 2007.
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Music for 18 Musicians is a work of minimalist music composed by Steve Reich during 1974–1976. Its world premiere was on April 24, 1976, at The Town Hall in New York City. Following this, a recording of the piece was released by ECM New Series in 1978.
In his introduction to the score, Reich mentions that although the piece is named Music for 18 Musicians, it is not necessarily advisable to perform the piece with that few players due to the extensive need for musicians to perform on multiple instruments.
The piece is based on a cycle of eleven chords. A small piece of music is based on each chord, and the piece returns to the original cycle at the end. The sections are named "Pulses", and Section I-XI. This was Reich's first attempt at writing for larger ensembles, and the extension of performers resulted in a growth of psychoacoustic effects, which fascinated Reich, and he noted that he would like to "explore this idea further". A prominent factor in this work is the augmentation of the harmonies and melodies and the way that they develop this piece. Another important factor in the piece is the use of human breath, used in the clarinets and voices, which help structure and bring a pulse to the piece. The player plays the pulsing note for as long as they can hold it, while each chord is melodically deconstructed by the ensemble, along with augmentation of the notes held. The metallophone (unplugged vibraphone), is used to cue the ensemble to change patterns or sections.
Some sections of the piece have a chiastic ABCDCBA structure, and Reich noted that this one work contained more harmonic movement in the first five minutes than any other work he had previously written. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.