Post-Reich Minimalism: 5 Composers and Essential Works
How did minimal music evolve after Steve Reich? Trace the structural shifts and listening order across Adams, Glass, Nyman, Richter, and Frahm.
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Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians: Pulse and Phase
A listening guide to Steve Reich's 1976 minimalist landmark Music for 18 Musicians, exploring its 11 chord pulses, phase shifting, and ensemble breath.
Steve Reich & Minimal Music Guide | Phase Shifting & Works
Explore Steve Reich's minimal music, from 1960s tape phase shifting to Music for 18 Musicians and Different Trains, with a 3-step listening map.
Introduction to Minimal Music: The Intoxication of Repetition and 10 Essential Works
A guide to minimal music, exploring the four founders (La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Steve Reich, and Philip Glass), core techniques of phase shifting, additive process, and drone, 10 essential works, and a 7-step listen…