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American Portraits: Steve Reich
“Hey, your record is stuck in a groove,” was a common listener comment received by many stations playing music by Steve Reich in the 1980's. One of the seminal “minimalist” composers, Reich once told John Schaefer that the labeling of his music is “not his job” - he’d rather that people think of it just as “music.” Here, in this From the Vaults edition of New Sounds (broadcast in 1988 as part of WNYC’s annual American Music Festival), Reich discusses his work with its repeating patterns and motifs, and slight variations over time. Hear excerpts from Reich’s “Tehillim,” “Desert Music,” Sextet, and a live performance of “Clapping Music” featuring percussionist Glen Velez, and the composer himself.
Steve Reich: American Portraits Series Airdate: 2/12/1988
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Steve Reich |
Sextet/Six Marimbas |
Sextet, excerpt |
Nonesuch #79138 www.nonesuch.com |
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Steve Reich & Glen Velez |
Live performance, WNYC Studio |
Clapping Music [2:30] |
This and other works by Reich are on Nonesuch, ECM, and other labels. |
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Steve Reich and musicians |
Music For 18 Musicians |
Music for 18 Musicians, excerpts Pulse, and other sections [6:30] |
ECM 1129 www.ecmrecords.com |
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Steve Reich |
Tehillim/3 Movements |
Tehillim, excerpts [12:00] |
Nonesuch #79295** www.nonesuch.com |
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Steve Reich |
The Desert Music |
The Desert Music:Third Movement Part Two [6:00] |
Nonesuch #79101 www.nonesuch.com |
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Steve Reich |
Sextet/Six Marimbas |
Sextet, mvmt. 5 |
Nonesuch #79138 www.nonesuch.com |
*, ** Find the recordings you've heard - go to the New Sounds Recordings Information page
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