joseph Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 A google search did not turn up a thread devoted solely to Steve Reich oeuvre. Here we can discuss his work. My favorite Reich pieces are Eight Lines (one of the least discussed Reich works but truly stunning), 18 Musicians, and Electric Counterpoint. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbC5zhFX7Kw I was just listening to Different Trains. I have not always been fond of this piece, but I realize now how important, and beautiful, it is. Especially the last movement. However I do feel like this was his last great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 Eight lines (octet) is possibly my favorite piece of music ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I've only heard Music for 18 Musicians, but I fucking love it. Interesting that this thread popped up today though, I'm actually seeing him in concert tonight, performing Clapping Music, Vermont Counterpoint, Drumming (part one) and Different Trains. Gonna be awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 Interesting that this thread popped up today though, I'm actually seeing him in concert tonight, performing Clapping Music, Vermont Counterpoint, Drumming (part one) and Different Trains. Gonna be awesome! I envy you tremendously! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I've only heard Music for 18 Musicians, but I fucking love it. Interesting that this thread popped up today though, I'm actually seeing him in concert tonight, performing Clapping Music, Vermont Counterpoint, Drumming (part one) and Different Trains. Gonna be awesome! awesome! I had the pleasure of seeing him in concert too in march. Was incredible! He talked to us, made a couple of jokes a radiohead's expense, then played clapping music perfectly, and was generally very spry and alert for a guy in his mid 70s. What a boss!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Cool. Yeah the event page says there will be a discussion as well, that should be pretty great. Can't wait to hear Clapping Music actually, even though the premise is minimal as fuck. Would be good to just appreciate it from a discipline point of view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 (edited) I am less of a fan of the earlier concept pieces like clapping music, come out, it's gonna rain, even piano phase (technically astonishing though it is) than I am of the ones I mentioned in the OP. They're important experiments, but he went on to do so much more musically while remaining on the same conceptual foundation Edited April 30, 2012 by Joseph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logakght Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 i like the marimba thingy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Cool. Yeah the event page says there will be a discussion as well, that should be pretty great. Can't wait to hear Clapping Music actually, even though the premise is minimal as fuck. Would be good to just appreciate it from a discipline point of view. clapping music sounds far cooler than its premise indicates actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I had a huge reich phase (no pun) a few years ago and recently pulled out different trains. I have never checked out eight lines though. I should probably get on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eh Speedy Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 He doesn't even like one of my favorite pieces by him, Variations for Winds, Strings and Keyboards. Said he had no emotional attachment to it. Hard to see how someone couldn't. It sound like something straight out of Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Also Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ is pretty damn amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 four organs. /thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triachus Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 four organs. /thread love this bit: A 1973 performance of Four Organs at Carnegie Hall in New York City nearly caused a riot, with "yells for the music to stop, mixed with applause to hasten the end of the piece."[5] One of the performers, Michael Tilson Thomas, recalls: "One woman walked down the aisle and repeatedly banged her head on the front of the stage, wailing 'Stop, stop, I confess!'"[6][7] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goiter Sanchez Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Sounds a little like Quoth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triachus Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 i like the one where i had to, like, open the bruise up and let some of the bruise blood come out to show them come out to show them come out to show them camahama shoresho camahamahama shortyshoreshor commacamahama shosho sushisushisushishushi ammmmmammmmammmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ReversedVertigo Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 From what I've heard I reckon Music for 18 musicians is his best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Tehillim is my absolute favourite. Used it very extensively while sunbathing (no joke). It really have a feeling of giving inner peace. Ohh and what would most electronic artists be without Steve (Reich, not Jobs)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 I love Steve Reich. I started a thread about Clapping Music a while ago, dunno where it is. I have many favourites, but I have to say right now that "Music for a Large Ensemble" opens in the most perfect way possible. You only need to hear the first second to know that the entire piece is orgasmically awe-inspiring. The 15 minute performance, in its entirety, delivers exactly what was promised. "Four Organs" is a breathtaking exploration of a single chord, as every tiny, fertile detail is fully exposed in all its beauty. It almost has the feeling that, not just the chord, but the mood and atmosphere of the piece is being taken apart and examined. Listening to this piece must be how God feels when he imagines his own feeling of peace and serenity, understanding something as complex as emotion with total clarity. I have recently found a masturbation technique which involves "Four Organs". Basically, you have it on speakers or headphones, and you never move faster than the maraca beat. It takes much longer, but the buildup is incredible. Another little-known piece is "Reed Phase", which is dedicated to Jon Gibson. This piece has a very powerful, energetic feeling. Over the course of the piece, it is strengthened and amplified, to monumental effect, by the simplest of techniques. I know a lot of people find it hard to cope with such overwhelming moods, but I just really love and appreciate music that can express energy in this way. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TWMTV2p0n0 There is an exquisite 14 minute recording of this piece on a compilation called "Early American Minimalism - Walls of Sound II". By the way, did anyone see that documentary about Steve Reich on Sky Arts? Amazing stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ricky Downtown Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 I've only heard Music for 18 Musicians, but I fucking love it. Interesting that this thread popped up today though, I'm actually seeing him in concert tonight, performing Clapping Music, Vermont Counterpoint, Drumming (part one) and Different Trains. Gonna be awesome! I saw him in vermont and the orchestra played vermont counterpoint!! i felt like such a douche though because I had to leave after the first two pieces to study for a final. he was sitting at the back of the hall by the soundboard and i walked right by him out the door, gave me a look like "wtf man you're walking out of my free concert?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solarion Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Cool. Yeah the event page says there will be a discussion as well, that should be pretty great. Can't wait to hear Clapping Music actually, even though the premise is minimal as fuck. Would be good to just appreciate it from a discipline point of view. oh hey I was actually there too, whadda ya know. Vermont Counterpoint was an amazing piece I'd never heard of. It struck me as interesting that the flutist was dressed relatively casually when everybody else was in concert blacks. if you saw a weird young guy wandering around alone with a backpack that was probably me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 I've only heard Music for 18 Musicians, but I fucking love it. Interesting that this thread popped up today though, I'm actually seeing him in concert tonight, performing Clapping Music, Vermont Counterpoint, Drumming (part one) and Different Trains. Gonna be awesome! I saw him in vermont and the orchestra played vermont counterpoint!! i felt like such a douche though because I had to leave after the first two pieces to study for a final. he was sitting at the back of the hall by the soundboard and i walked right by him out the door, gave me a look like "wtf man you're walking out of my free concert?" ahaha amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcinsu Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Love Reich! This piece is one of my favorites (although there is so much good stuff, I can't say I have "a" favorite) [youtubehd]I5lgAUHVFC4[/youtubehd] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berk Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 (edited) Ah yes, pre covid times... I visited this great performance of music for 18 (edit: not 50 lol) musicians in May 2016 in Rotterdam 20160526_205417.mp4 Edited April 9, 2021 by Berk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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joseph Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 8 hours ago, Berk said: Ah yes, pre covid times... I visited this great performance of music for 18 (edit: not 50 lol) musicians in May 2016 in Rotterdam 20160526_205417.mp4 7.27 MB · 0 downloads Wonderful! I saw a live performance at UIUC a couple years back -- magical. I think watching the ensemble really adds something. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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