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The Four Sections / Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ
Classical · 1990 · 5 tracks

The Four Sections / Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ

Steve Reich

September 24, 1990 · Columbia

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A state of hyper-focused calm where mathematical precision creates a sense of profound wonder.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks
01
The Four Sections: I. Strings (with Winds and Brass)
11:25
02
The Four Sections: II. Percussion
2:30
03
The Four Sections: III. Winds and Brass (with Strings)
5:54
04
The Four Sections: IV. Full Orchestra
6:26
05
Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ
16:50
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition in 'The Four Sections' where the isolated percussion interlocking gives way to the full orchestral swell of the finale.
The moment in 'Music for Mallet Instruments' where the female voices enter as pure tonal textures, indistinguishable from the organ pipes.
The slow, creeping harmonic expansion of the opening string section that feels like a sunrise in slow motion.
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