Reminiscent of the classic music for 18 musicians from the midseventies, new york counterpoint, displays reich s pulsing sonorities, convincingly interpreted by clarinetist evan ziporyn. At most they might have three rehearsals before the performance. The intricate eight lines, revised in 1983, blends calm, elongated string lines against a backdrop of coloristic woodwinds in contrapuntal fury. The innovative melodic lines in eight lines are constructed around largely goaloriented. Eight lines octet 197983 recorded june 1996 at the hit factory, new york mixed october 1996 at the hit factory, new york published by hendon music, inc. As a result, it is often difficult to tell just when one section ends and the next begins reich 2002, 99.
Eight lines is structured in five sections, of which the first and third resemble each other in their moving piano, cello, viola and bass clarinet figures, while the second and fourth sections resemble each other in their longer held tones in the cello. Online sequencer eight lines steve reich final two. The organisers had scheduled two twohour rehearsals to prepare the piece. Reich s eight lines 1983 follows, being a revision of 1979s octet. New york counterpoint wsu honors college washington state. Sextet, piano phase, eight lines par ch london steve reich. Rehearsals of octet with san francisco musicians, many of whom had played the work under john adams, and san jose state university faculty were scheduled on a friday. Steve reich bang on a can new york counterpoint eight lines four organs. Counterpoint, as it showcases reich s hallmark musical processes incorporated with popular harmonic and melodic sensibilities. One of the first fruits of reich s creative quest is music for two or more pianos, in which the influence of morton feldman and jazz pianist bill evans can be heard. 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. Steve reich is universally acknowledged as one of the foremost exponents of minimalism, arguably the most significant stylistic trend.
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 interest in longer melodic lines composed of shorter patterns strung together has its roots in my earlier music as well as my studies in 197677 of the cantillation chanting of the hebrew scriptures. Cello, clarinet, piano, viola, violin full score composed by steve reich 1936. It is the third in a series of instrumental compositions together. Morton feldmans early music, and a string quartet twent. Steve reich eight lines octet with score video dailymotion. Music of this kind is generally referred to as process music. Feb 16, 1985 eight lines world premiere, choreography, jerome robbins. Classic reich tackled with grit and a clear understanding of the music, notably in the roughness of the multitracked flutes in vermont counterpoint. Steve reich s take on whats popularly been called minimalism has been to illuminate the nature of musical phrases played in staccato fashion on various instruments and then variously phase shift their lines into new, contrapuntal relationships. Eight lines octet 1979 song by steve reich spotify. After this fortysecond recording, we hear an eightseco. In the first, third and fifth sections there are somewhat longer melodic lines in the flute andor piccolo.
Start your 30day free trial of unlimited to listen to this album plus tens of millions more songs. The transitions between sections is as smooth as possible with some overlapping in the parts so that it is sometimes hard to tell exactly when one section ends and the next begins. Eight lines is a work by american minimalist composer steve reich which was originally titled octet. New york counterpoint, eight lines, four organs by steve. Steve reich 8 lines revision of octet, for chamber. Apr 25, 2000 reminiscent of the classic music for 18 musicians from the midseventies, new york counterpoint, displays reich s pulsing sonorities, convincingly interpreted by clarinetist evan ziporyn. From the festival minimalisms open dayonassis cultural centermarch 6th 2016anargyros deniosos concept artistic directorandreas levisianos music dir. This page lists all recordings of eight lines by steve reich b. Eight lines octet by steve reich 1936 sheet music for. Steve reich different trains, electric counterpoint.
Provided to youtube by nonesuchwarner recordseight lines octet 1979 steve reich bang on a cannew york counterpoint, eight lines, four organs. Eight lines octet steve reich free download as pdf file. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Access this edition published by hendon music and 10 other scores on the nkoda app. The fifth and final section combines these materials. New york counterpoint 1985, composed by steve reich, presents many challenges t. Steve reich eight lines city life 2020 written by bluesever bogdan marszalkowski monday, 22 february 2021. Presented by the new york city ballet at the new york state. Eight lines octet steve reich free download pdf kupdf.
Steve reich, bang on a can new york counterpoint eight. Brent heisinger in the spring of 1982, new sounds san jose featured a saturday evening program of music by steve reich with the composer in attendance. Eight lines steve reich final two phrases by 4aner. Coffrets steve reich phases 10 disques pi steve reich works 19651995 5 disques, nonesuch records, 2006. Unexplored terrain composer steve reich draws out radioheads melodic fragments for new work interview with steve reich about his new work, march 20 an interview with steve reich at abc, june 2014 at the wayback machine archived september 24, 2015. Eight lines, a brief sketch im going to call this a sketch and not an analysis because analysis implies something much more thorough. As the composer says in the linernotes, this is an outstanding group of young musicians and these performances pulse with life. Steve reich october 3, 1936, newyork city, usa is a composer.
The transitions between sections is as smooth as possible with some overlapping in the parts so that it is sometimes. Analysis of the four basic units in piano phase 1967 by steve reich. He studied composition privately with hall overton, then moved on to juilliard school in newyork to study with william bergsma and vincent persichetti 1958 to 1961. City life 8 lines by ensemble modern on amazon music.
New york counterpoint eight lines four organs discogs. Not just a toy for pop musicians, the melodica was used in one of legendary composer steve reich s earliest forays into minimalism, 1966s melodica. Feb 7, 2015 this is steve reich s minimalist work octet composed in 1979, later rescored as eight lines in 1983. This is steve reich s minimalist work octet composed in 1979, later rescored as eight lines in 1983. Steve reich eight lines octet with score steve reich. Steve reich bang on a can new york counterpoint eight. Reed phase, also called three reeds, is an early work by the american minimalist composer steve reich. Steve reich, pulse music 1969 for phase shifting pulse gate. Education various teaching materials 20142017 general maurice ravel string quartet steve reich eight lines w. Steve reich eight lines download free sheet music and scores.
Steve reich, sheet music, scores reiche, gottfried reicha, anton. In only five sessions, as opposed to a projected eight sessions, the entire recording. One of the most complex and fascinating works in his catalog, eight lines scored for two pianos, two string quartets, flute, piccolo, and clarinets weaves a dense fabric of music where melodies emerge, interlock, and sing. This is actually quite typical of orchestral performances.
Music web international, kirk mcelhern, april 2008. Sextet, piano phase, eight lines par ch london steve reich ensemble, cpo, 2007. Steve reich s eight lines 1983 is an orchestrated and slightly reworked version of the composers octet 1979. New york counterpoint eight lines four organs nonesuch. Find steve reich composition information on allmusic. In order to emphasize key melodies, the wind forces are increased. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. 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. Customers and visitors can download classical music in high quality flac or mp3 and find out more about classical music.
Mtt was reminiscing with his buddy steve that back when they were performing steve s music a few decades earlier, audiences would literally try to overwhelm the performers with their booing during their shows. Melodies, eight lines, and the influence of the west on steve reich. The rhythmic and flamboyant eight lines comes from the true heyday of minimalism, while vermont and new york counterpoint both explore webs of phased patterns created by multi. Reich eight lines pdf this is steve reichs minimalist work octet composed in 1979, later rescored as eight lines in 1983.
The cd of this album is available to purchase at arkivmusic available for the first time on a single disc, the bang on a can recordings of steve reich s four organs written in 1970, eight lines octet 1979, and new york counterpoint 1985, first appeared as part of the 10cd box set works 19651995, released in 1996 to commemorate reich s 60th birthday. Im just going to take a glance at the piece and point out a few things. Eight lines, a work by american minimalist composer steve reich, was. The piece makes use of looping as much as it does the melodica, and its soft attack lends itself well to reich s studio trickery. This reinstrumentation, undertaken by flautistconductor ransom wilson, features a string section expanded by several players thus reducing the difficulty of the doublestop passages in reich s original version.
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