Listening Chart 28 Reich, Music for 18 Musicians, opening
Reich, Music for 18 Musicians, opening
8 min., 38 sec.
Introduction
Section 1
| INTRODUCTION |
Steve Reich. © Jack Vartoogian/FrontRowPhotos.
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| 0:00 | Neutral pulse | |
| 0:14 | First harmony | |
| 0:33 | Second harmony | |
| 0:53 | Third harmony | |
| 1:14 | Fourth harmony | |
| etc. | ||
| 4:08 | Neutral pulse | |
| SECTION 1 | ||
| 4:20 | Theme begins to emerge. | |
| 4:52 | Vibraphone cue: Theme extended, cello prominent | |
| 5:13 | Vibraphone cue: Theme extended again, voices prominent | |
| 5:45 | Vibraphone cue: Cello shifts harmony slightly; later, pulsing clarinets. | |
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| 6:50 | Clarinets resume theme (with voices). | |
| 7:10 | Vibraphone cue: Disassembly of theme begins. | |
| etc. | ||
| 8:34 | Vibraphone cue begins Section 2. | |