Electric counterpoint 1987 was commissioned by the brooklyn academy of musics next wave festival for guitarist pat metheny. Steve reichs different trains, a work for string quartet and tape written in 1988, is widely recognised as one of the most significant musical compositions of the last thirty years. It is useful to understand some of the hallmarks of the style and understand. Here you can download reich electric counterpoint shared files. Igor stravinsky, pierre boulez, luciano berio, and steve reich contributed. This work requires additional technological components andor amplification.
Reich, steve vermont counterpoint for flute and tape. Steve reich is a particular favorite of mine so i tend to hunt out new productions of his music. Steve reich electric counterpoint, third movement the latest in ivan hewetts 50part series on short works by the worlds greatest composers. In collaboration with south african born musicologist martin scherzinger, lippel approached the piece through the lens of its roots in central africa, specifically the traditional music of the bandalinda peoples, from which reich borrowed. An animation designed as an accompaniment to an amazing piece of music by steve reich. I think i was born a nonconformist the boundarycrossing cellist on her kibbutz childhood, working with steve reich and making high drama out of performance interview by. Minimalist piece based on electric counterpoint by steve reich. Steve reich electric counterpoint, for electric guitar.
It is the last in a series of three compositions for soloists playing along with prerecorded multitrack tape loops. While they have the style of expressionismserialism and musical theatre, steve reichs 3rd movement is in the style of minimalism which i will go into detail before we start analysing electric counterpoint. Reich eight lines pdf this is steve reichs minimalist work octet composed in 1979, later rescored as eight lines in 1983. I dont think tabs would be very helpful fo this piece. Electric counterpoint, for electric guitar, bass guitar, and tape play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. The piece consists of three movements, fast, slow, and fast.
Minimalist piece based on electric counterpoint by steve reich by will seath. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Minimalism developed primarily during the 1950s, 60s, and 70s amidst a rising counterculture in america. Rachel yoder performs steve reichs new york counterpoint with her own recording of the prerecorded clarinets in our studios. Biography, news, discography, works, articles, concerts, sound files, and three tales a documentary digital video. If search results are not what you looking for please give us feedback on where we canor should improve. Electric counterpointfast movement 3 steve reich shazam. Demanded performer specialization, concentrating deeply on exact timing of notes or to count many repeats.
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. Steve reich, sheet music, scores reiche, gottfried reicha, anton. Alarm will sound and ossia, alan pierson cantaloupe different trainselectric counterpoint. Guitarist daniel lippel releases a new version of the iconic work electric counterpoint by steve reich. Vicky chow performs steve reich piano counterpoint 2011 arr. This timeframe was one of great technological development. Steve reich sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Adapting reichs electric counterpoint for marimba and vibraphone by james w.
New york counterpoint 1985 marks the second installment of reichs counterpoint series, which began in 1982 with vermont counterpoint for the multiple flutes of ransom wilson, and ended in 1987 with electric counterpoint for electric guitarist pat metheny. This is a work i progress please leave some feedback as it always helps but dont go ott with the criticism i still have a lot to learn. Stephen michael reich born october 3, 1936 in new york city is an american composer. When you search for files video, music, software, documents etc, you will always find highquality reich electric counterpoint files recently uploaded on downloadjoy or other most popular shared hosts. Different trains electric counterpoint by steve reich on. Steve reich has 34 books on goodreads with 519 ratings. The repertoire includes a new take on steve reichs electric counterpoint, first commissioned in 1987 for guitarist pat metheny, placing.
New york counterpoint was commissioned by the fromm music foundation for clarinettist richard stolzman. Does anyone have the complete sheet music for the lead part. Solo guitar part who plays along with a multitrack. Print and download in pdf or midi electric counterpoint. I happened to catch snippets of this cd on youtube and knew i had to buy it. Different trains electric counterpoint, 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. Electric counterpoint sheet music for trumpet, french horn. Different trainselectric counterpoint, released 1989 b.
Electric counterpoint is a minimalist composition by the american composer steve reich. In new york counterpoint the soloist prerecords ten clarinet and. Electric counterpoint 3rd movement by steve reich analysis and minimalism anthology of music. Steve reich electric counterpoint iii fast guitar pro. Moreover, reich uses a live guitar on top of the prerecorded electric and bass guitars.
Electric counterpoint, by an american composer named steve reich, is a minimalist piece which was written in the 1980s. Electric counterpoint 3rd movement by steve reich instruments music technology 7 electric guitars 2 bass guitars panning used to separate out the guitar parts to left and solo guitar part who plays along with a multitrack recording of the other parts omposed for pat metheny, a well known jazz guitarist. It is the third in a series of pieces first vermont counterpoint in 1982 for flutist ransom wilson followed by new york counterpoint in 1985 for clarinettist richard stolzman all dealing. Steve reich electric counterpoint, sheet music, scores reiche, gottfried reicha, anton. Electric counterpoint 1987 15 for electric guitar and tape ensemble version for 11 electric guitars and 2 electric bass guitars the four sections for orchestra 1987 17. Books by steve reich author of writings on music, 19652000. Steve reich electric counterpoint, recordings 2015 compile electric counterpoint composed by steve reich, 1987 a. Steve reich electric counterpoint gcse music analysis. Steve reichs most popular book is writings on music, 19652000. Fast, with sheet music this is a minimalist piece composed in 1987, for electric guitar and tape. Reich incorporates this electronic sound into electric counterpoint by using 7 electric guitars and 2 bass guitars.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Steve reich compositions runner 2016 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2vbs, 2 pro, 4 vin, 2 vla, 2vcl, 1 cb pulse 2015. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Doyle approach for the microphones with a brighter microphone for the low end and a warmer, fuller microphone for the high end was the recording engineers preferand angled 20 degrees towards the instrument. A secondary effect of the phase shifting is a thickening of the harmony, due to the doubling of the tight note clusters in the right hand. Totally worth it, and a good introduction to a new artist. Steve reich vermont counterpoint pdf files mapsoftzone. Steve reichs only longterm set of compositions the socalled counterpoint series, which currently includes vermont counterpoint 1982, new york counterpoint 1985, electric counterpoint 1987, and cello counterpoint 2003 traces an arc through the final two decades of the twentieth century and into the twentyfirst. A comparison of electric counterpoint and radio rewrite erin main, may 12 th, 2016 21m.
When the second piano part comes in, the sound becomes staggered, as the second piano is only offset by an eighth note. Study flashcards on electric counterpoint third movement steve reich at. An analysis of the second movement of steve reichs electric counterpoint can yield insights into the nature of these processesthe underlying structure of a. Different trains kronos quartet, pat metheny, steve reich on allmusic 1989 this late80s work finds the minimalist composer. Electric counterpoint 3rd movement by steve reich the education. Eight lines, a work by american minimalist composer steve reich, was. Electric counterpoint is in the music in the 20th century along with peripetie and somethings coming. Variations for winds, strings and keyboardsmusic for mallet instruments, voices and organ six pianos. Steve reich 1936present also known for its gonna rain tape loop pieces, use of phasing known for rhythmically complex works. Replace 4 batteries immediately with unused aasize alkaline batteries or fully.
Each of the three works is scored for one live performer who plays along with up to a dozen prerecorded layers of himherself. He is a pioneer of minimalism, although his music has increasingly deviated from a purely minimalist style. While on different trains, reich experimented and came out with a huge success, on electric counterpoint, he reverts to his old methods and makes a piece based on pulses and phasing, not unlike music for 18 musicians. Steve reich tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including piano phase, different trains after the war, electric counterpoint iii fast, reed phase. Reich studied drums with roland kohloff in order to play jazz. Steve reich electric counterpoint download free sheet music and. The piece is a continuation of the ideas found in vermont counterpoint 1982, where as soloist plays against a prerecorded tape of him or her self. Lyrics to electric counterpointfast movement 3 by steve reich.
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