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Drumming / Six Pianos / Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ
Classical · 1974 · 3 tracks

Drumming / Six Pianos / Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ

Steve Reich

1974 · Tower Records (4)

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A rigorous, mathematical ecstasy that finds transcendence through extreme repetition and precision.

Tracklist · 3 Tracks
03
Drumming, Part III
15:32
04
Drumming, Part IV
18:56
06
Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ
18:30
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition in Drumming Part III where the glockenspiels enter, creating a high-frequency shimmering halo over the lower rhythms.
The moment in Music for Mallet Instruments where the organ chords sustain, providing a lush harmonic floor for the frantic marimbas.
The psychoacoustic effect of 'resultant patterns' where your brain begins to hear melodies that aren't actually being played.
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How does Drumming / Six Pianos / Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ sound next to the rest of Steve Reich's catalogue?

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The vocals lean notably further into chanting than the rest of the catalogue.

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