Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians - Humanity in Music

In this episode of 'Listening in', I analyse Steve Reich's masterpiece - 'Music for 18 Musicians'. I look at the harmonic language that the piece uses, the construction of the work as a whole as well as the some of the melodic lines that make up the piece. But ultimately, I consider how, despite the precise nature of its construction, 'Music for 18 Musicians' is a music of humanity.

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FURTHER WATCHING
Steve Reich - rhythm and minimalism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFS8Ru27rqs&t=247s
Steve Reich reflects on his most significant works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg7kKJsFpvc&t=271s
Steve Reich: influences, techniques and politics [HD] IntoThe Music, ABC Radio National: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blfzB1MfM8c&t=1214s

FURTHER READING/RESEARCH
Steve Reich's ‘Music For 18 Musicians’ as a Soundscape Composition: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/a4db/a0bfd3d446032ae3bca7d2616e139e0de199.pdf

MUSIC
Recordings of 'Music for 18 Musicians':
Ensemble Signal [used in the video]: https://open.spotify.com/album/3lNs2UnRog90lU3dusjkWK?si=XB-FDjeVTaipQWE66ynmJA
EMI version - Steve Reich Ensemble [first recording]: https://open.spotify.com/album/2zUpKJnQgl3YMUJ4dqYo61?si=swa5X6m4TpaPfQ0LpA296A
Nonesuch version [Reich playing with new musicians]: https://open.spotify.com/album/1w9O7mS9WEp5xlZUpYbDt9?si=bbVhJtxcQp6GN4am-kq44w

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