Add a simple graphical visualisation and its even more mindbendingly beautiful. A nonesuch retrospective is an essential cd companion to the extraordinary range of events in the united states and europe on october. Ecm and nonesuch, grand valley state university new music ensemble, ensemble modern rca. Eight lines octet by steve reich 1936 sheet music for. Steve reichs seminal percussion work clapping music has a justified reputation as one of the most influential works of the 20th century. Nonesuch records, steve reichs label since 1985, released its second. This earthiness is maintained in the violin phase, which consists of a repeated motif that, as with all of reich s phase pieces, is knocked just slightly out of alignment by. The earliest composition was violin phase 1967 and this is played by a solo violinist. This site is based on the first section from steve reich s 1967 piece piano phase. Find steve reich composition information on allmusic. Watch the video for octet from steve reich s octet music for a large ensemble violin phase for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The idea of this violon and tape recording project came to diego tosi thanks to the discovery of pieces, throughout his career by steve reich, jesper nordin and georges aperghis with the ensemble intercontemporain, whereas other works had been in his repertoire for some fifteen years such as those by daniel tosi and bernard parmegiani.
Feed generated with fetchrss this was originally posted on the record company instagram. Octet music for a large ensemble violin phase by steve. Forget violin phase which really is just filler, and from an earlier era in reich s development. By fiona digney, bachelor of music performance, bachelor of music honours performance. I can recommend this cd i bought the mqa version rather than the sacd. For this release, zukofsky chose to record the piece. In violin phase, this element is combined with the phasing technique reich effectively employed in previous works such as its gonna rain 1965 and come out 1966. Phases 5cd set mp3 downloads, free streaming music, lyrics. Music for 18 musicians is undoubtedly reichs answer to an alienated audiences cries for help. Steve reich albums, songs discography album of the year. In 1967, steve reich composed piano phase a piece of music for two pianos. Sitemap contact us distributors faq credits privacy policy terms and conditions facebook twitter newsletter contact us distributors faq. This ensemble has premiered many of reich s works and has performed his works more than any other.
Sometimes the most complex things are also weirdly. Steve reich octet music for a large ensemble violin phase. Double sextet, which won the 2009 pulitzer prize for music, is written for two identical sextets of flute, clarinet, vibraphone, piano, violin and cello. Steve reich liner notes, art, manfred eicher producer, martin wieland engineer, deborah feingold photography, barbara wojirsch cover design. Minimalism in the mainstream commentator rob kapilow takes the motorlike rhythms of minimalism out for a test drive. 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.
Reich celebrates his 80th birthday on 3 october 2016, and the ecm recordings brings together the landmark albums music for 18 musicians, octetmusic for a large ensemble violin phase and tehillim in a limited edition set to mark the occasion. Making its harmonia mundi debut, new yorkbased ensemble signal performs steve reich s music for 18 musicians 197476, a seminal masterpiece by a pioneering composer who changed the course of 20thcentury music. Sure, glass has plenty of recognition and composer cred, especially for his early operas and some string quartets, but his substyle of minimalism wouldnt exist without reich. Watch the video for piano phase from steve reich s works 19651995 for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Steve reich octet music for a large ensemble violin. He had developed his sound, but was still relatively young and hungry for success.
By the time glass arrived in new york, reich was already putting on performances of his phase music. Steve reich violin phase 1977 adapted and performed on the cello by alexis descharmes. Drumming by so percussion, released 01 march 2005 1. Watch the video for music for a large ensemble from steve reich s octet music for a large ensemble violin phase for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Violin phase is a wonderful piece for 4 violins or tape and 1 violin.
The performer, in this case shem guibbory, plays to the accompaniment of 3 prerecorded tapes of himself. Violin phase is an example of reich s phasing technique, previously used in its gonna rain, come out, reed phase, and piano phase, in which the music itself is created not by the instruments but by interactions of temporal variations on an original melody. Sep 11, 2014 over the past 50 years, composer steve reichs music has had a powerful impact not only on the contemporary classical world, but also on legions of rock, pop, hiphop, jazz, and electronic. Octet 479 music for a large ensemble and octet recorded february 1980 at columbia recording studios, new york. It was written originally in 1966 for soprano saxophone and two soprano saxophones recorded on magnetic tape, titled at that time saxophone phase, and was later published in two versions. He explains that the music is about making us alive to the. Violin phase is a musical work written by minimalist composer steve reich in october 1967 structure. Live electric music and performed by the late great paul zukofsky. An exploration of david cossins video phase with reference to steve reichs original work piano phase. The duration of the piece should be approximately 5 minutes. Octet music for a large ensemble violin phase steve. Steve reich and musicians, sometimes credited as the steve reich ensemble, is a musical ensemble founded and led by the american composer steve reich born 1936 to perform his compositions.
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. First recording of violin phase by steve reich from the album steve reich. Reich further developed this technique in pieces like violin phase also 1967, phase. Jagdish mistry scintillates as the soloist, never letting go of the tension for a second, so when the. A fascinating snapshot of the career of one of our very best composers.
Music for 18 musicians is a sonic cycle based around eleven chords. Reichs original objective was to create a piece that could be performed by two musicians without instruments, using only their bodies to create the sound. This steve reich visualisation will melt your musical mind. Steve reichs piano phase and david cossins video phase. Steve reich octetmusic for a large ensemble violin phase 1980. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Violin phase steve reich on allmusic 1980 steve reichs commercial success had ballooned. The first and last sections, both named pulses, are the beginning or end of the cycle, depending on how you listen to the piece. Exploring the musical boundaries of home with my buddy seger. The additional two violins solve the difficulty of playing rather awkward. Violin phase recorded march 1980 at tonstudio bauer, ludwigsburg.
Violin phase, for violin and tape details allmusic. Reich himself plays percussion on both music for 18 musicians and tehillim. Octet music for a large ensemble violin phase, an album by steve reich on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Violin phase is a musical work written by minimalist composer steve reich in october 1967. The resulting music consists of the shifting phases of sound between the performer and taped music and is typical of the early reich minimalist style. Reed phase, also called three reeds, is an early work by the american minimalist composer steve reich. Piece takes getting used to if youre not a fan of modern music, but it has a beautiful piece. Steve reich s minimalist masterpiece piano phase is enough to fry both your ears and your conventional musical sensibilities.
Octet and music for a large ensemble are steve reich at his very finest. Listen free to steve reich octet music for a large ensemble violin phase music for a large ensemble, violin phase and more. Steve reich piano phase performed by peter aidu top09. Violin phase performed by 4 violinists free violin. The most focused work here, violin phase 1977, wears its purposefulness on its sleeve. The concept is simple, the execution is slightly more difficult, especially with a completely live performance.
This ingenious video shows you exactly how steve reichs. Fase comprises three duets and one solo, choreographed to four repetitive compositions by the american minimalist steve reich. Provided to youtube by iipdds violin phase diego tosi violin phase. Without steve reichs rhythms, pulses and phasing, contemporary. Eight lines, a work by american minimalist composer steve reich, was originally titled octet. Now he wins the pulitzer prize, collaborates with jonny greenwood, and on various anniversaries. The second performer should keep his or her downbeat where it is written, on the first beat of. Liveelectric music and performed by the late great paul zukofsky. Two pianists are playing a rapid twelvenote melodic figure over and over again in unison.
Octet music for a large ensemble violin phase discogs. Here, the musical patterns are visualized by drawing two lines, one following each pianist. Steve reich violin phase, for violin and tape or 4 violins. Mar 24, 2020 exploring the musical boundaries of home with my buddy seger. There was a time when steve reich had few champions.
Music for a large ensemble is very much of a piece with the prior work, using extended melodic lines, a larger palette of sound colors, and key changes every several minutes. Come out, from 1966, is the most famous of these, and its about as elemental as you can get. Biography, news, discography, works, articles, concerts, sound files, and three tales a documentary digital video. Ecm and nonesuch octetmusic for a large ensemble violin phase. A comparison of electric counterpoint and radio rewrite erin main, may 12 th, 2016 21m. Violin phase by steve reich 1936 set of performance. Octetmusic for a large ensembleviolin phase sputnikmusic. Performed at concert of music08 june 21, 2008 by matthew albert, nick naegele, yeiin jin, and chifan tai. Check out octet music for a large ensemble violin phase by steve reich on amazon music. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. The south bank show london 2006 part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4 part 5 part 6. Violin phase, for violin and tape or 4 violins play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Minimalist artists in the 50s defied expectations of what art should. It was his first attempt at applying the phasing technique to live performance.
Steve reich s violin phase 1967 is the first of his several important works calling upon a performer to play along with one or more prerecorded tracks of his or her instrument. The sole sound source is the recorded testimony of a young man. Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment violin phase jagdish mistry steve reich steve reich. Two pianists repeat the same twelve note sequence, but one gradually speeds up. Steve reich s commercial success had ballooned after his prior release on ecm, music for 18 musicians, and this collection of three compositions, two new and one from 1967, was the followup. Cello, clarinet, piano, viola, violin sheet music book by steve reich 1936. The shifting, shimmering melodies of piano phase mark an important turn in reich s work away from purely electronic pieces and toward a new approach to counterpoint and performance. Piano phase is a minimalist composition by american composer steve reich, written in 1967 for two pianos or piano and tape. Watch the video for violin phase from steve reich s octet music for a large ensemble violin phase for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Listen free to steve reich live electric music violin phase, its gonna rain. Minimalism developed primarily during the 1950s, 60s, and 70s amidst a rising counterculture in america.
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