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Reich: Drumming, Music for Mallet Instruments & Six Pianos
Steve Reich and Musicians
What we hear is a busy, continuous texture which displays a kind of musical moire effect, as tiny alterations in the parts keep inviting the ear to discern new patterns, almost subliminally....
Reich: Drumming, Music for Mallet Instruments & Six Pianos
Steve Reich and Musicians
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What we hear is a busy, continuous texture which displays a kind of musical moire effect, as tiny alterations in the parts keep inviting the ear to discern new patterns, almost subliminally....
About
'Drumming' is a classic of hope and achievement. Coming after a few years – the late sixties – when so many old barriers had fallen, it rejoices in a world where modern and ancient, western and non-western are no longer separate categories
“My visit to Africa in 1970 confirmed my intuition that acoustic instruments and voices could be used to produce music that was genuinely richer in sound than that produced by electronic instruments, as well as confirming my natural inclination towards percussion.” STEVE REICH
Contents and tracklist
- Russ Hartenberger (drumkit), Bob Becker (drumkit), James Preiss (drumkit), Tim Ferchen (marimba), Russ Hartenberger (marimba), Steve Reich (marimba), Steve Chambers (marimba), Cornelius Cardew (marimba), Bob Becker (marimba), Ben Harms (marimba), Glen Velez (marimba), Joan LaBarbara (vocalist), Jay Clayton (vocalist), Leslie Scott (piccoloflute), Glen Velez (glockenspiel), Bob Becker (glockenspiel), Russ Hartenberger (glockenspiel), James Preiss (glockenspiel), Steve Reich (vocalist), Leslie Scott (flute), Tim Ferchen (drumkit), Steve Reich (drumkit), Steve Chambers (drumkit), Ben Harms (glockenspiel), Cornelius Cardew (glockenspiel)
- Recorded: 1974-01-25
- Recording Venue: Musikstudio Hamburg
Part I
Track length24:35
This track is only available as an album download.
Part II
Track length25:19
This track is only available as an album download.
Part III
Track length15:39
This track is only available as an album download.
Part IV
Track length18:57
This track is only available as an album download.
- Steve Chambers (piano), James Preiss (piano), Russ Hartenberger (piano), Bob Becker (piano), Steve Reich (piano), Glen Velez (piano)
- Recorded: 1974-01-23
- Recording Venue: Musikstudio I, Hamburg
Work length18:39
This work is only available as an album download.
- Russ Hartenberger (marimba), Bob Becker (marimba), Tim Ferchen (marimba), Steve Reich (marimba), Glen Velez (glockenspiel), Ben Harms (glockenspiel), James Preiss (metallophone), Janice Jarrett (vocalist), Joan LaBarbara (vocalist), Jay Clayton (vocalist), Steve Chambers (organ)
- Recorded: 1974-01-23
- Recording Venue: Musikstudio I, Hamburg
Awards and reviews
1975
What we hear is a busy, continuous texture which displays a kind of musical moire effect, as tiny alterations in the parts keep inviting the ear to discern new patterns, almost subliminally. It may, in short, be the kind of thing that drives you crazy.
