Works 19651995 is a 1997 10cd box set of compositions by composer steve reich released by nonesuch records as part of reichs 60th birthday stevereichworks19651995 101 come out double edge. The hypnotic power of come out was the first reich to catch my attention years ago. The duration of the piece should be approximately 5 minutes. The opening pulses ultimately come from the opening of music for 18 musicians 1976. The use of interlocking repeated melodic patterns played by multiples of the same instrument can be found in my earliest works, piano phase for 2 pianos or 2 marimbas and violin phase for 4 violins both from 1967. Octet and music for a large ensemble are steve reich at his very finest. These compositions, marked by their use of repetitive figures and phasing ef. It is one of his first attempts at applying his phasing technique, which he had previously used in the tape pieces its gonna rain 1965 and come out 1966, to live performance. This site is based on the first section from steve reichs 1967 piece piano phase. Steve reich clectic countercornt for guitar and tape or guitar ensemble full score and live solo guitar part hendon music boosey oy hawkes electric counterpoint commissioned by the brookiyn academy of music. Two pianists repeat the same twelve note sequence, but one gradually speeds up. Conceptual experiments with outofphase tape recorders on the enigmatic its gonna rain and come out the influence of this track even permeates into the work of capt beefheart. Composed of short, repeated patterns and scored for two pianos or, in an alternate version, for two marimbas, piano phase is a study in. Be advised that this work has no political conviction to advocate, no conspiracy theory to press, and no hidden agenda.
For now, suffice it to say that this primacy of structure, apparent to some extent in all of reichs music, is the aspect of his work that most gives in an intellectually and. Reich s innovations include using tape loops to create phasing patterns examples are his early compositions, its gonna rain and come out, and the use of processes to create and explore musical concepts for instance, pendulum music and four organs. Steve reich the american composer steve reich born 1936 was the creator of phase and pulse music. A central question that this book has worked on is that of what it might mean to remember something one was not part of, to memorialise an event or experience that happened to others with whom one. Reich further developed this technique in pieces like violin phase also 1967, phase. Piano phase is a piece of music written in 1967 by the minimalist composer steve. Steve reich s different trains with london contemporary orchestra. In reichs pulse gate compositions, individual notes had been phased out of an. Steve reichs piano phase and david cossins video phase. This is it the greatest of the early minimal works of steve reich. The essay, as well as reichs chosen process of phasing, will be discussed in full later in this article. Piano phase for 2 pianos or 2 marimbas composed by steve reich. An exploration of david cossins video phase with reference to steve reichs original work piano phase. He is a pioneer of minimalism, although his music has increasingly deviated from a purely minimalist style.
Recorded in the miryhall of the ghent music faculty, using a sony handycam and a zoom q3hd video, and a zoom h4n, akg and dpa microphones audio. A leading composer of minimalism in the 1960s and 1970s, reich continued to expand his compositional resources to achieve striking expressiveness in his vocal pieces in the 1980s. Steve reich phase, sheet music, scores reiche, gottfried reicha, anton. Reichs earliest extent pieces are experiments with snippets of speech, recorded on loops of audiotape that are repeated and layered and gradually allowed to shift out of phase. He had developed his sound, but was still relatively young and hungry for success. Two pianists are playing a rapid twelvenote melodic figure over and over again in unison. Incredible value, pretty much all of the best of steve reich is here. Simply enter the code snowman in the promo code field on the shopping cart page and click apply to receive your discount details. It was his first attempt at applying the phasing technique to live performance. Worth it for music for 18 musicians a top 10 alltime piece of musik. Reich s earliest extent pieces are experiments with snippets of speech, recorded on loops of audiotape that are repeated and layered and gradually allowed to shift out of phase. A masterful synthesis of a vast body of scholarly work integrated with. The harlem six were six black youths arrested for a murder of margit sugar, a hungarian refugee, in harlem in the weeks following the little fruit stand riot of 1964.
By fiona digney, bachelor of music performance, bachelor of music honours performance. Steve reich, sheet music, scores reiche, gottfried reicha, anton. Reich was asked to edit down tape footage into a form of collage for a benefit for the harlem six and come out was a byproduct of the collages production. Piano phase is a minimalist composition by american composer steve reich, written in 1967 for two pianos or piano and tape. Come out piano phase clapping music its gonna rain.
Works 19651995, an album by steve reich on spotify. Piano phase steve reich classical and art music traditions. Come out, tape 1966 melodica, melodica and tape 1966 piano phase for two pianos, or two marimbas 1967 slow motion sound concept piece 1967 violin phase for violin and tape or four violins 1967 my name is for three tape recorders and performers 1967 pendulum music for 3 or 4 microphones, amplifiers and loudspeakers 1968 revised. Four movements to the music of steve reich, for the tanks. Steve reich phase download free sheet music and scores scorser. Unfortunately, it seemed to me at the time impossible for two human beings to perform that gradual phaseshifting. Come out, from 1966, is the most famous of these, and its about as elemental as you can get. Reich piano phase pdf download 28 free sheet music and scores. Find steve reich composition information on allmusic. Come out 1966 and its gonna rain were the first reich compositions released on lp, electronic works based on taperecorded voices processed in fairly simple but intriguing ways. What does reich mean by speechmelody and why is that important to him. Steve reich piano phase performed by peter aidu top09. Shortly after completing come out i began to think about writing live instrumental music.
Reichs innovations include using tape loops to create phasing patterns examples are his early compositions, its gonna rain and come out, and the use of processes to create and explore musical. The second performer should keep his or her downbeat where it is written, on the first beat of. Steve reich at 80 the early phase luis rivera, tape luke smith, ryan boehme, percussion. The excellent first disc by the british ensemble that bears reichs name concentrates on two works from the 1980s, separated by his archetypal 1967 process piece piano phase. To develop the material, reich employs phase shifting. These works include gonna rain 1965, come out 1966, melodica 1966, phase patterns 1970, violin phase 1967, and piano phase 1967. Piano phase, come out, violin phase and clapping music. A comparison of electric counterpoint and radio rewrite. The sole sound source is the recorded testimony of a young man. Reich was the son of an attorney and a singerlyricist. A concept derived from the gate soon inspired reich to return to live instrumental composition, and the resulting work, four organs, was completed in january 1970.
Stephen michael reich born october 3, 1936 in new york city is an american composer. Steve reich phases a nonesuch retrospective 2006, cd. The differences between the two pieces come in their differing emphasis on harmony and. How difficult is it to perform steve reichs piano phase. Come out is a 1966 piece by american composer steve reich. If this assessment seems harsh and unbelievable, read on. In 1967, steve reich composed piano phase a piece of music for two pianos. Forget violin phase which really is just filler, and from an earlier era in reichs development. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Piano phase 1967 by steve reich visualization by vincent laberge. In addition to being his longest work to date using the phasing technique drumming1971 was the. National socialist nation, an empire of the creators of the th ird reicha fourth reich.
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