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. This small repository holds only my favorite renderings of the piece. Sextet piano phase eight lines chamber classical cpo. Two pianists are playing a rapid twelvenote melodic figure over and over again in unison. 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. All in all, this excellent recording may help people discover the intriguing music of steve reich, and one hopes this ensemble will continue to record it. This piece was written by steve reich in 1976 for 2 pianos or one pianist playing against a recording for himself.
Piano phase is a minimalist composition by american composer steve reich, written in 1967 for two pianos or piano and tape. Steve reichs songs stream online music songs listen free. By the time of the finished piece, the actual number of pianos had settled down to six, whereof six pianos developed in 1973. Music for mallet instruments, voices and organ, for 3 female voices, 3 marimbas, 3 glockenspiels. The score shows that two musicians begin in unison playing the same pattern over and over again and that while one of them stays put, the other gradually increases his or her tempo so as to. The first is the droning or shortterm repetition that creates. How difficult is it to perform steve reichs piano phase. Composed of short, repeated patterns and scored for two pianos or, in an alternate version, for two marimbas, piano phase is a study in. This page lists all recordings of piano phase by steve reich b. Steve reich s piano phase and david cossins video phase. Deceptive cadence hes been a hero to musicians from brian eno and david bowie to radiohead and. A variation on steve reichs, piano phase making music. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. In piano phase the performers repeat a rapid twelvenote melodic figure, initially in unison.
Listen to songs by steve reich on myspace, stream free online music by steve reich steve reich. Nov 03, 20 steve reich piano phase on groovesizer sunday synth jam. Vincent corver piano the london steve reich ensemble, kevin griffiths. Phases is now the best option for anyone looking to acquire an instant steve reich back. Steve reich s piano phase performed and visualized in the browser. This video captures a groovesizer performance by moshang of steve reichs piano phase. Piano phase and clapping music use the same musical procedures, only for live. Steve reich sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Piano phase steve reich classical and art music traditions. It was his first attempt at applying the phasing technique to live performance.
Stephen michael reich is an american composer known for his contribution to the development of minimal music in the mid to late 1960s. Written to accompany second inversions steve reich 80th birthday marathon, october 3, 2016 classic minimalism. Report piano phase steve reich please fill this form, we will try to respond as soon as possible. The result is aesthetically intriguing, as it makes explicit another potential dimension to the piece, with a slow counterpoint that extends and unfolds over time, providing contextual harmonic nuances in the underlying musical process. Steve reich and musicians, nurit tilles piano, rebecca armstrong. Steve reichs piano phase was composed in 1967 for either two pianos or piano and tape. Oct 22, 2012 its rare that one says this about a contemporary composer, but its become too easy to take steve reich for granted.
Steve reich has 34 books on goodreads with 519 ratings. Biography, news, discography, works, articles, concerts, sound files, and three tales a documentary digital video. Of course, thats a sign of just how influential his music has been, the way. It was his first attempt at applying the phasing technique to live. Reich s first attempt at translating this phasing technique from recorded tape to live performance was the 1967 piano phase, for two pianos. Recreating steve reichs famous minimalist composition piano phase in vcv rack. Four organs, my name is, piano phase, and phase patterns. The firmware uses a modified version of the karplusstrong string synthesis algorithm to loosely resemble a harpsichord. Analysis of the basic unit in violin phase 1967 by steve reich. See new and popular steve reich songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. Two pianists repeat the same twelve note sequence, but one gradually speeds up. Steve reichs piano phase sonic pi vs overtone github. Both of reichs compositions are phase music works, inspired by the idea of two copies of a recording, playing on two different tape recorders.
Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Reich employs phase shifting, superposition, and modulations. You will get 2 track for free after confirming your account. Oct 15, 2014 steve reich piano phase, dephasage, minimalisme, partition, piano. Steve reich piano phase, for 2 pianos or 2 marimbas. Rebecca armstrong, marion beckenstein, cheryl bensman rowe, sopranos. But most intriguing is the sextet from 1984, a work that has been unfairly neglected on disc since reichs recording.
Download pdf play this piece was written by steve reich in 1976 for 2 pianos or one pianist playing against a recording for himself, one of whom plays slightly faster to create the phasing effect. His innovations include using tape loops to create phasing patterns, as on the early compositions its gonna rain and come out, and the use of simple, audible processes. Steve reich s piano phase was composed in 1967 for either two pianos or piano and tape. Steve reich is known for his contributions to the minimalist movement of the twentieth century. Steve reichs piano phase piece requires two parts to run at different tempi. A highly influential avantgarde composer and one of the key founders of the minimalist school of music, reich has embraced a wide variety of musical styles and interests, forging from them a unique synthesis. As the title suggests, minimalism is a form of art music that uses minimal musical material to achieve maximum effects. Early works 1987 classical steve reich download classical. Steve reichs piano phase performed and visualized in the browser. Piano phase, by steve reich is a contemporary minimalist music composition which is played on two pianos. Steve reichs most popular book is writings on music, 19652000. Piano phase is monumental and steely, again a point of departure from the original. Steve reichs songs stream online music songs listen. Brian enos oblique strategy, repetition is a form of change, seems apt to describe the more minimal work of steve reich, like piano phase.
The ecm recordings classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. An exploration of david cossins video phase with reference to steve reichs original work piano phase. Computergenerated steve reich s piano phase is the best way to appreciate the marvelous patterns embedded into this beautiful piece. The duration of the piece should be approximately 5 minutes. Phases 5cd set nonesuch records mp3 downloads, free. Computergenerated steve reichs piano phase is the best way to appreciate the marvelous patterns embedded into this beautiful piece. These compositions, marked by their use of repetitive figures and phasing ef.
Listen to songs by steve reich on myspace, stream free online music by steve reich. Check out piano phase by steve reich on amazon music. Piano phase, for 2 pianos or 2 marimbas play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Hq hd steve reich piano phase performed by peter aidu full. This site is based on the first section from steve reichs 1967 piece piano phase. Piano phase was later completely written out in musical notation with dotted lines between one bar and the next to indicate the gradual phase shifting. The music of steve reich, on modular synths synthtopia. By fiona digney, bachelor of music performance, bachelor of music honours performance. Making its harmonia mundi debut, new yorkbased ensemble signal performs steve reichs music for 18 musicians 197476, a seminal masterpiece by a pioneering composer who changed the. The following is a variation on steve reichs piece, piano phase. 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. Works 19651995 is a 1997 10cd box set of compositions by composer steve reich released by nonesuch records as part of reichs 60th birthday stevereich works1965 1995 101 come out double edge.
In 1967, steve reich composed piano phase a piece of music for two pianos. Reich took piano lessons as a youngster, but his first big musical revelations came at 14, when he encountered the music of bach and stravinsky. But most intriguing is the sextet from 1984, a work that has been unfairly neglected on disc since reich s recording. Watch the video for piano phase from steve reichs works 19651995 for free, and see the. This steve reich visualisation will melt your musical mind. Piano accompaniment, violin, string duet, violin1 solo, violin2 solo, piano accompaniment advanced intermediate digital download by steve reich. Realtime audio synthesis of the first two bars of steve reich s piano phase on an stm32f411discovery board. An exploration of david cossins video phase with reference to steve reich s original work piano phase. The concept here is that you have two pianos playing the same repetitive lines of music but at very slightly different speeds, which means that over the course of several minutes the two melodies will overlap almost perfectly at certain points and then. This site is based on the first section from steve reich s 1967 piece piano phase.
The hypnotic power of come out was the first reich to catch my attention years ago. This is achieved in this example by reducing the note lengths of one part slightly to. Steve reichs piano phase and david cossins video phase. A live performance of four early works by steve reich. 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 concepts for instance, pendulum music and four organs. Early works come out piano phase clapping music its gonna rain music. During a rehearsal phase steve reich spent in this very piano store, the idea emerged of writing a composition for all the grand pianos available to him at the company. Steve reich clapping music for two performers 1972 directions for performance the number of repeats is fixed at 12 repeats per bar. Here, the musical patterns are visualized by drawing two lines, one following each pianist. Watch the video for piano phase from steve reich s works 19651995 for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Piano phase 1967 was steve reichs first composition to use phasing in live performancehe had already tried it with taped music. In our catalog, you can find steve reich sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other instrument.
His innovations include using tape loops to create phasing patterns, as on the early compositions its gonna rain 1965 and come out. Piano phase, for 2 pianos or 2 marimbas steve reich feat. Sextet piano phase eight lines london steve reich ensemble, the classical 2007. The music of steve reich, on modular synths this pair of videos, via daniel r dehaan, capture his modular synthesizer arrangements of some of the early music of minimalist composer steve reich. Avant garde app visualizes steve reichs piano phase.
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