Piano phase is a minimalist composition by american composer steve reich, written in 1967 for two pianos or piano and tape. During a rehearsal phase steve reich spent in this very piano store, the idea emerged of writing a composition for all the grand pianos available to him at the company. Piano phase solo first solo performance ever youtube. Variations for winds, strings and keyboardsmusic for mallet instruments, voices and organ six pianos. Steve reich piano phase, dephasage, minimalisme, partition, piano. A highly influential avantgarde composer and one of the key founders of the minimalist school of music, reich has embraced a wide variety of musical styles and interests, forging from them a unique synthesis. Clapping music 1972 hartenberger, russ reich, steve. A highly influential avantgarde composer and one of the key founders of the minimalist school of music, composer steve reich has, since the 1960s, embraced a wide variety of musical styles and interests, forging from them a unique synthesis as evidenced by his most important compositions from the period, piano phase, violin phase. Steve reich s piano phase performed and visualized in the browser. See new and popular steve reich songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. Piano phase fur 2 klaviere oder 2 marimbaphone 1967 spielpartitur. By fiona digney, bachelor of music performance, bachelor of music honours performance.
Steve reich phases a nonesuch retrospective 2006, cd. Computergenerated steve reich s piano phase is the best way to appreciate the marvelous patterns embedded into this beautiful piece. Reich later applied his phase shifting concept to acoustic instruments. Piano phase solo first solo performance ever video. The essay, as well as reich s chosen process of phasing, will be discussed in full later in this article. Sextet piano phase eight lines london steve reich ensemble, the classical 2007. Guitar and prerecorded tape or 4 guitars sheet music book by steve reich 1936. Steve reich was born in new york city on 3 october 1936. You will regularly receive information about new scores with free downloads. Reich employs phase shifting, superposition, and modulations. It is one of his first attempts at applying his phasing technique, which he had previously used in the tape pieces its gonna rain 1965 and come out 1966, to live performance. Steve reich, piano phase, rehearsal number 1 to 3 9 example 7.
This site is based on the first section from steve reich s 1967 piece piano phase. Find steve reich discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Steve reich piano phase performed by peter aidu top09. It was his first attempt at applying the phasing technique to live performance. Load up the default patch, reich piano phase, which uses the base riff of one of steve reich s more famous phasing pieces. Steve reich codified his compositional aesthetic in the single. Check out piano phase by steve reich, double edge on amazon music. This small repository holds only my favorite renderings of the piece. Piano phase, for 2 pianos or 2 marimbas steve reich feat. Both pianos begin by repeating the same simple melodic line in unison, but one piano gradually speeds up until it is a full beat ahead of the other piano.
The musical patterns are visualized by drawing two lines, one following each pianist. Four organs, my name is, piano phase, and phase patterns. The duration of the piece should be approximately 5 minutes. Buy berkeley university museum november 7, 1970 by steve reich on bleep. Create steve reich s piece, piano phase 1967 this code sample ch. Music for mallet instruments, voices and organ, for 3 female voices, 3 marimbas, 3 glockenspiels. Here, the musical patterns are visualized by drawing two lines, one following each pianist. A comparison of electric counterpoint and radio rewrite erin main, may 12 th. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. It was his first attempt at applying the phasing technique to live. This page lists all recordings of piano phase by steve reich b.
Double sextet, which won the 2009 pulitzer prize for music, is written for two identical sextets of flute, clarinet, vibraphone, piano, violin and cello. His piano phase 1967, for example, recreates this effect using not tape, but two pianos. Steve reich clapping music for two performers 1972 directions for performance the number of repeats is fixed at 12 repeats per bar. Play the harpsichord mahan esfahani says the harpsichord is as relevant today as it was when. Two pianists repeat the same twelve note sequence, but one gradually speeds up. The first track on the album time present and time past is by scarlatti. In 1967, steve reich composed piano phase a piece of music for two pianos. Steve reich s piano phase blindfolded solo david jefferson. Incredible value, pretty much all of the best of steve reich is here.
Worth it for music for 18 musicians a top 10 alltime piece of musik. Steve reichs songs stream online music songs listen. Hq hd steve reich piano phase performed by peter aidu full recording. Steve reich piano phase special version see description. Mallet quartet, sextet, nagoya marimbas and music for pieces of wood classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. An exploration of david cossins video phase with reference to steve reich s original work piano phase. Watch the video for piano phase from steve reich s works 19651995 for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Piano phase, one of reich s earliest pieces, applies the phasing technique developed through tape works to live performance. Reich took piano lessons as a youngster, but his first big musical revelations came at 14, when he encountered the music of bach and stravinsky. Hq hd steve reich piano phase performed by peter aidu full.
This is the first solo performance of piano phase where one person is playing both piano parts simultaneously. Making its harmonia mundi debut, new yorkbased ensemble signal performs steve reich s music for 18 musicians 197476, a seminal masterpiece by a pioneering composer who changed the course of 20thcentury music. Two pianists are playing a rapid twelvenote melodic figure over and over again in unison. Recreating steve reich s famous minimalist composition piano phase in vcv rack. For now, suffice it to say that this primacy of structure, apparent to some extent in all of reich s music, is the aspect of his work that most gives in an intellectually and. The aesthetics of minimalist music and a schenkerian. Steve reich sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Unless otherwise noted, users who wish to download or print text, audio, video, image and other. This version is considerably shorter than that by double edge nonesuch and some people may regard that as a pluspoint. Listen to songs by steve reich on myspace, stream free online music by steve reich steve reich. You will hear that the loops slowly go out of sync and eventually they come back together having shifted through all combinations of sound. Vincent corver piano, the london steve reich ensemble, kevin griffiths.
Find steve reich composition information on allmusic. Lieferung gegen rechnung, ab 20, eur portofrei deutschland. In our catalog, you can find steve reich sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other instrument. Piano phase, by steve reich is a contemporary minimalist music composition which is played on two pianos.