Steve Reich - Music For 18 Musicians
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Music for 18 Musicians is a work of musical minimalism composed by Steve Reich during 1974–1976. Its world premiere was on April 24, 1976, at The Town Hall in New York City. Following this, a recording of the piece was released by ECM New Series.
In his introduction to the score, Reich mentions that although the piece is named Music for 18 Musicians, it is not necessarily advisable to perform the piece with that few players due to the extensive doubling it requires. With only 18 musicians, the parts are divided as follows:
- violin
- cello
- female voice
- female voice
- female voice
- piano
- piano
- piano and maracas
- marimba and maracas
- marimba and xylophone
- marimba and xylophone
- marimba and xylophone
- metallophone and piano
- piano and marimba
- marimba, xylophone, and piano
- clarinet and bass clarinet
- clarinet and bass clarinet
- female voice and piano
The piece is based on a cycle of eleven chords. A small piece of music is based on each chord, and the piece returns to the original cycle at the end. The sections are named "Pulses", and Section I-XI.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_for_18_Musicians