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Music for 18 Musicians

~ Steve Reich (Composer, Performer), Bob Becker (Performer), Rebecca Armstrong (Performer), Elizabeth Arnold (Performer), Virgil Blackwell (Performer), et al.
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1. Music For 18 Musicians
On this CD:
  1. Music for 18 Musicians, for 4 women's voices & instruments
    Composed by Steve Reich
    with Bob Becker, Bob Becker, Steve Reich, Steve Reich, Rebecca Armstrong, Elizabeth Arnold, Virgil Blackwell, Virgil Blackwell, Steve Chambers, Jay Clayton, Jay Clayton, Richard Cohen, Richard Cohen

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This has to be Steve Reich's most difficult work to perform; but he's done it. Several times. Music for 18 Musicians is for violin, cello, two clarinets doubling bass clarinet, four women's voices, four pianos, three marimbas, two xylophones, and a metallophone (vibraphone with no motor). It's a 1974 composition that focuses entirely on the rich staccato that gives minimalism its unique sound. However, Reich turns all of this into actual music by adding the richness of the metallophone and the women's voices. Whatever else people may have said about minimalism, pro or con, a work such as Music for 18 Musicians demonstrates its legitimacy. --Paul Cook


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Avec Philip Glass, le compositeur américain Steve Reich est un des maîtres de la musique contemporaine dite répétitive (et minimale), Music For 18 Musicians constituant une des pièces majeures et caractéristiques de son style profondément influencé par les musiques traditionnelles balinaises, africaines (il a résidé au Ghana) et japonaises. Basée sur le déphasage graduel de séries d'un même motif répété à l'envi, cette partition envoûte, pour ne pas dire qu'elle hypnotise l'auditeur attentif et sensible aux combinaisons mélodiques et rythmiques que créent les subtils décalages progressifs qu'invente Steve Reich. Essentielle, cette musique a marqué jusqu'à certains trublions de la techno et de l'electronica qui l'ont d'ailleurs remixée. L'amateur curieux qui ignorerait tout de ce travail peut également se procurer Four Organs et Stumming, certes plus difficiles d'accès que le présent opus, en raison de leur aspect brut de décoffrage moins fouillé. --Philippe Robert

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5.0 out of 5 stars Enter In!, Jan 30 2004
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I don't know into what kinds of waves this composition puts your brain; delta, alpha, or what...but your brain will thank you for listening. Occasionally the piece gets under the skin when it seems not to change (although no timbre is repeated more than 4 times.) I have found that the intonation on the most recent recording is a bit off sometimes, but due to the nature of the piece this passes quite rapidly.

This is wonderful travel music. Think of the underlying themes as the horizon and more rapid motifs as what moves by close to the road. The hour-long piece will make the driving time fly by. Watch for speeding.

This is also incredible for listening to whilst on a treadmill.

I hope you buy it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Mesmerizing!, April 30 2003
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That sure is one mesmerizing hour-long work. I remembered first hearing parts of the work on the PBS Series "Cosmos" (particulaly, "Pulses", Sections I and IIIb). It wouldn't be until recently (about 2002) that I find out that it was "Music for 18 Musicians" by Steve Reich. The ECM recording contains 1 track. I have the Nonesuch CD (which I like as much) which separates the sections into tracks - which I think it could've (or should've) been done on the ECM CD as well. I managed to figure out when a section begins by carefully comparing both CDs. I notice that the ECM mentioned 10 sections (possibly a missprint) while the Nonesuch mentioned 11. Here's listing which I think would be helpful to those who listen to the ECM CD:

Pulses 0:00
I 3:46
II 8:03
IIIA 12:04
IIIB 16:02
IV 20:05
V 25:53
VI 31:24
VII 35:53
VIII 39:29
IX 42:47
X 47:01
XI 48:34
Pulses 52:50

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5.0 out of 5 stars amazing breakthrough cornerstone piece, excellent recording, Mar 12 2003
This recording of Reich's most canonical piece is perfect. & the music is absolutely brilliant. It has everything Reich did with compositional structure to that point; rests are gradually replaced with notes over a thick, juicy fabric of repetition. The musicians phase. There's also a new idea for him in this piece: music determined by the length of human breath, as the woodwinds periodically pulse a note, & each player pulses it just until s/he runs out of breathn. The music also is incredibly beautiful, in a way exceptionally modern & also eternally emotional. Get this cd. It's an absolute must for any Reich or minimalist collection.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Wow
Just heard this for the first time. If you're an artist of any kind, put it on while you're at work on something, i think it made my left brain more eccentric, but still... Read more
Published on Oct 26 2002 by Alec

5.0 out of 5 stars A Minimalist Milestone
This CD can either send you into a deep trance or a screaming fit, depending on your tolerance for repetative minimalist music. Read more
Published on Jun 13 2002 by Christopher Forbes

5.0 out of 5 stars an opening to Western "classical music" from the East...
This is the original recording, from 1978 (it was written between 1974 and 1976, and first performed in April 1976), and it is perfectly realized -- one of the two essential... Read more
Published on May 3 2001 by R. Hutchinson

5.0 out of 5 stars Vital
I remember in 1979 watching on TV the concert film that accompanied the release of this LP. I simply had to go out and buy the record the next day. Read more
Published on Mar 11 2001 by Gavin Wilson

5.0 out of 5 stars amazing artwork amazing music
this cd is the best recording of music for 18 musicians. i have been continually impressed with this piece more than any other. Read more
Published on Sep 27 2000 by john m orr

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly an Experience. Still the best recording by far.
There are few pieces in my opinion that one can continually return to and still be as moved as when they heard it for the first time, never tiring of hearing the same music; but... Read more
Published on Aug 29 2000 by C. Broom

5.0 out of 5 stars Still the best recording by far.
There are few pieces in my opinion that one can continually return to and still be as moved as when they heard it for the first time, never tiring of hearing the same music; but... Read more
Published on Aug 29 2000 by C. Broom

5.0 out of 5 stars The Definitive Recording of a Masterpiece
The early Pulse music of Steve Reich is a wonder for those who have not yet encountered it. Music for 18 Musicians is a seminal piece. Read more
Published on Jun 27 2000 by Jonathan Parsons

5.0 out of 5 stars The first one is still the best
This is the one! One of ten or so pieces that changed my life (in the way of listening and influences, along with "The Rite of Spring", "Take Five," Webern en... Read more
Published on April 24 2000 by Sparky P.

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