With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Introduction in 1988, steve reich new york, 1936 composed the threepart different trains for the kronos quartet. Deceptive cadence hes been a hero to musicians from brian eno and david bowie to radiohead and. Music for 18 musicians is undoubtedly reichs answer to an alienated audiences cries for help. Sep 18, 2011 different trains is a threemovement piece for string quartet and tape written by steve reich in 1988. Different trains by steve reich the smith quartet on amazon. Different trains, an album by steve reich, the smith quartet on spotify. After the war from steve reichs works 19651995 for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Different trains different trains part one introduction and the use of music technology different trains part two thematic development different trains part three thematic development and continuity different trains part four dynamics and conclusions. The composition earned him a grammy for best contemporary classical composition in 1989 and has been recorded by the duke string quartet, the kronos quartet, and here by the smith quartet.
Different trains composed 1988, recorded digitally august 31 september 9, 1988 at russian hill recording, san francisco. Different trains americabefore the war movement 1 kronos quartet. Its rare that one says this about a contemporary composer, but its become too easy to take steve reich for granted. Steve reich reflects on different trains, proverb and. Steve reich has previously won two grammy awardsthe first in 1990 for different trains, as recorded by kronos quartet on nonesuch records, and the second in 1999 for music for 18 musicians, also on the nonesuch label. Steve reich different trains lyrics and tracklist genius. The different trains of the title are trains that have had an impact on reichs own life. String quartet, tapecd sheet music book by steve reich 1936.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Written for two vibraphones and two pianos, quartet is mr. Steve reich s different trains with london contemporary orchestra. Different trains by steve reich 1936 sheet music for. Music for 18 musicians is a sonic cycle based around eleven chords. Steve reich kronos quartet pat metheny different trains. The first and last sections, both named pulses, are the beginning or end of the cycle, depending on how you listen to the piece. Well, the piece begins with absolutely nothing to do with the holocaust whatsoever, and i was telling mina that if anybody came to me and said, we. Nonesuch records 1989 recording of steve reichs different trains, the grammy award winner for best contemporary composition, and electric counterpoint has returned on vinyl. Different trains different trains part one introduction and the use of music technology different trains part two thematic development different trains part three thematic development and continuity different trains. Steve reich on different trains music of remembrance. Steve reichs different trains tempo cambridge core. By steve reichbrian pezzone, catherine reddish, darren mccann, delores bing. A highly influential avantgarde composer and one of the key founders of the minimalist school of music, steve reich has embraced a wide variety of musical styles and interests, forging from them a.
The signature piece here, different trains, was inspired by steve reich s experiences travelling by rail during the time of world war ii. Different trains kronos quartet, pat metheny, steve reich on allmusic 1989 this late80s work finds the minimalist composer. The signature piece here, different trains, was inspired by steve reichs experiences travelling by rail during the time of world war ii. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Different trains steve reich concerts, introduction. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.
Apr 11, 2012 steve reichs different trains with london contemporary orchestra. Hes continued to explore his interest in hypnotic rhythms and sonorous melodies on works like 1988s different trains and 1995s city life, blurring the line. Stream live events, live playbyplay nfl, mlb, nba, nhl, college football, ncaa basketball, and premier league matches. Sep 05, 2005 listen free to steve reich different trains triple quartet. Different trains by steve reich, the smith quartet from amazons classical music store.
Oct 03, 2017 steve reich, one of the worlds greatest living composers, was born in 1936 to a jewish family. Steve reich, different trains 1988 digital video and audio excerpt, with background information. Alarm will sound and ossia, alan pierson cantaloupe different trains electric counterpoint. Steve reich, one of the worlds greatest living composers, was born in 1936 to a jewish family.
Clapping music is a minimalist work by steve reich based on twelve phased. Steve reich different trainselectric counterpoint lp. Reich s phaseshifting minimalism is made dazzlingly entertaining in different trains, which is scored for string quartet and digitally sampled voices that repeat bits of speech concerning trains and reich s experience with them growing up. Different trains, for string quartet and prerecorded performance tape, begins a new way of composing that has its roots in my early tape pieces its gonna rain 1965 and come out 1966. Different trains triple quartet duet triple quartet. Steve reich came up with the concept of his 1988 piece different trains while pondering on his train journeys made during the war years. It won a grammy award in 1990 for best contemporary classical composition. Reichs 1988 piece, different trains, marked a new compositional method, rooted in its gonna rain and come out, in which speech recordings generate the musical material for musical instruments. Different trains is a threemovement piece for string quartet and tape written by steve reich in 1988. The pattern of sound, both the pitch and rhythm is mirrored by the string quartet. Here, reich comments on the three pieces to be featured at. Find steve reich discography, albums and singles on allmusic.
Different trains, piano counterpoint, triple quartet by london steve reich ensemble now. Download steve reich different trains piano counterpoint triple quartet the london steve reich ensemble 2011 from 37 mb, steve reich different trains piano counterpoint triple quartet the london steve reich ensemble 2011 from 273 mb free from tradownload. Different trains, piano counterpoint, triple quartet, an album by steve reich, london steve reich ensemble on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Music for 18 musicians by steve reich ensemble on apple music. Its original release was performed by the kronos quartet and won the grammy award for best classical contemporary composition in 1989. Different trains uses human speech played as evershorter fragments until they become just notes in a musical work. He was inspired to write different trains in 1989, after realising that had he been in europe at the time, as a jew, he might have been travelling in holocaust trains. Also available in itunes you may also like see all. Steve, could you tell us something about the story behind your piece, the transcontinental trips, and the memories of your childhood, and how that comes to play in different trains.
Steve reichs songs stream online music songs listen free. Steve reichs different trains brought together various strands of his musical thinking phase shifting, sampling of voices, jewish experience, and the combination of live instruments with prerecorded sound, to name some in a highly personal synthesis that is both moving and compactly powerful. Check out different trains by steve reich the smith quartet on amazon music. The csos musicnow series, along with northwestern universitys bienen school of music, salutes the american composers legacy with a diverse program highlighting the breadth and invention of his existing work. Listen to free internet radio, sports, music, news, talk and podcasts. In different trains 1988, steve reich presents a semiautobiographical account of the holocaust that electronically mixes his memories of being a jewish child in the 1940s with those of childsurvivors of the holocaust who later recorded their testimonies. A major opus in reichs body of work, different trains pioneered in 1968 a new form of composition developed from his earlier tape pieces its gonna rain 1965. Famous for his work with phasing, reich has become one of the most recognized and popular of the american minimalists, alongside philip glass.
Europe during the war by the duke quartet published on 20120921t17. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Its original release was performed by the kronos quartet and won the grammy award for best. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
Drumming by so percussion, released 01 march 2005 1. Different trains electric counterpoint by pat matheny. Steve reichs different trains is a 27minute work for string quartet and tape, written in 1988 to a commission from the kronos quartet. Years later, he realised that had he been in europe at that time, his jewish background would have ensured that he would have been on very different trains travelling to the concentration camps.
Making its harmonia mundi debut, new yorkbased ensemble signal performs steve reich s music for 18 musicians 197476, a seminal masterpiece by a pioneering composer who changed the course of 20thcentury music. The basic idea is that carefully chosen speech recordings generate the musical materials for musical instruments. Steve reichs different trains with london contemporary orchestra. His grammywinning work different trains, a threemovement piece for string quartet and tape based on the train rides of forcibly transported jews to nazi. Lyrics for different trains europeduring the war movement 2 by steve reich. As reich describes the project, the idea for the piece comes from my childhood. This page lists all recordings of different trains by steve reich b. Reich s 1988 piece, different trains, marked a new compositional method, rooted in its gonna rain and come out, in which speech recordings generate the musical material for musical instruments. This paper explores the emergence of speechmelody composition in the early 1980s in the works of scott johnson john somebody 1982 and steve reich different trains 1988. Reich s early phasing experiments involved playing several tape loops simultaneously, letting them gradually fall out of phase over a period of time. Steve reichs pulse quartet includes the worldpremiere recordings of pulse, performed by the international contemporary ensemble, and quartet, played by the colin currie group. Listening to steve reichs holocaust opus different trains.
We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. A highly influential avantgarde composer and one of the key founders of the minimalist school of music, composer steve reich has, since the 1960s, embraced a wide variety of musical styles and interests, forging from them a unique synthesis as evidenced by his most important compositions from the. In 1988, steve reich new york, 1936 composed the threepart different trains for the kronos quartet. Different trains 1988 will probably go down in history as reich s masterpiece.
Reich spent his early years travelling on trains from new york to california, living with each parent in turn. Different trains electric counterpoint, an album by steve reich on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Different trains, piano counterpoint, triple quartet. The words were recorded by reich from several sources. Different trains by steve reich 1936 parts sheet music. Listen free to steve reich different trains triple quartet. Different trains triple quartet duet triple quartet by the smith. Different trains electric counterpoint by steve reich on. Different trains reich the best american classical. The works three movements have the following titles. It has been recently quoted as being among the finest pieces of our time by the philadelphia inquirer. Different trains by steve reich the smith quartet on. The album features the first recordings of the two pieces, performed. Of course, thats a sign of just how influential his music has been, the way.