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 Steve Reich's Profile |
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| Location: | NEW YORK, New York |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | May 13, 2008 (562 days back) |
About Me |
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| This official Steve Reich myspace page is operated by colleagues at Steve Reich's music publisher, Boosey & Hawkes, with input and collaboration from the composer himself. Special thanks to Nonesuch for granting us permission to stream these tracks. Enjoy!
Steve Reich was recently called "Americas greatest living composer." (The Village VOICE), ...the most original musical thinker of our time (The New Yorker) and ...among the great composers of the century (The New York Times) Steve Reich's music has been influential to composers all over the world. He is a leading pioneer of Minimalism, having in his youth broken away from the "establishment" that was serialism. His music is known for steady pulse, repetition, and a fascination with canons; it combines rigorous structures with propulsive rhythms and seductive instrumental colour. It also embraces harmonies of non-Western and American vernacular music (especially jazz) - his studies have included the Gamelan, African drumming (at the University of Ghana), and traditional forms of chanting the Hebrew scriptures. "I think all music is ethnic music... Every place has its own musical traditions, and this has a lot to do with how things generally sound," he declares. Different Trains and Music for 18 Musicians have each earned him Grammy awards, and his "documentary video opera" works - The Cave and Three Tales - done in collaboration with video artist Beryl Korot - have expanded the boundaries of the operatic medium, and may well set a trend for opera of the future! "There's just a handful of living composers who can legitimately claim to have altered the direction of musical history and Steve Reich is one of them" - The Guardian (London) |
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Music:Member Since: 5/9/2006Band Website: stevereich.com Band Members: For more info you can also check out www.boosey.com/reich Influences: From the composer's mouth: Bela Bartok, Igor Stravinsky, Perotin, Johann Sebastian Bach, John Coltrane, Kenny Clark, Miles Davis, Ghanian drumming, Balinese Gamelan, Hebrew chanting of the scriptures, Maurice Ravel. Some favorite bands include The Beatles, U2, Junior Walker (Shotgun), the Byrds, Martha and the Vandellas, and Ezra Reich. Sounds Like: Steve's music is an amazing live experience - find out for yourself this year in celebration of his 70th birthday! Click HERE to find a performance near you. Record Label: Nonesuch Type of Label: Major |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Experimental/Electronica/Classical) |
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Daniel Variations Released on Nonesuch Today! |
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| Hey Everybody!
Steve’s newest CD with "Daniel Variations" and "Variations for Vibes, Pianos & Strings" was released TODAY on Nonesuch Records. Click through now to buy a copy or check out t... Posted by Steve Reich on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:49:00 PST |
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eighth blackbird Premieres new Reich work! |
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| Hey Guys!Steve Reich’s latest work, Double Sextet, will receive its premiere performance by the ensemble eighth blackbird at the University of Richmond on March 26th.They will then embark on a U... Posted by Steve Reich on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:45:00 PST |
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REICH, RAGS, & ROAD MOVIES: MUSIC BY STEVE REICH & FRIENDS at SXSW! |
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| Hello Everybody, Boosey & Hawkes is proud to present a Steve Reich showcase at SXSW. The showcase entitled "Reich, Rags, & Road Movies: Music by Steve Reich & Friends," which will take pl... Posted by Steve Reich on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:03:00 PST |
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STEVE REICH TAKES OVER THE COUNTERSTREAM RADIO MIC. TONIGHT! |
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| From Perotin to Bob Dylan, Steve Reich has heard influential sounds in all sorts of unexpected places. He takes over the Counterstream mic this week to share with listeners some of these profound mus... Posted by Steve Reich on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:59:00 PST |
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Friend Problem Fixed! |
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| Dear Friends:
We have fixed the problems people have been having adding Steve Reich as a friend. Please try again and thanks for your patience!
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David
Boosey & Hawkes... Posted by Steve Reich on Wed, 16 May 2007 09:36:00 PST |
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Reich Wins Polar Music Prize for 2007 |
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| In a press conference today at The Royal Swedish Academy of Music, Chairman of the Board and Award Committee, Mr. Ake Holquist, announced that Boosey & Hawkes composer Steve Reich will receive the... Posted by Steve Reich on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 02:25:00 PST |
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Watch Reich's BBC Interview |
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Click this link http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5407678.stm &n
bsp;to watch Steve Reich's recent interview on BBC World News. Pretty good insights, especially toward the e... Posted by Steve Reich on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:36:00 PST |
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FREE STEVE REICH RINGTONE - UK only |
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To celebrate Steve's 70th birthday, we are very happy to offer all Barbican subscribers, Reich festival ticket holders and you, Steve's loyal MySpace friends, an exclusive Steve Reich ringt... Posted by Steve Reich on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 12:24:00 PST |
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Reich: PRESSED |
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With all of the events going on this season, Steve Reich is being pulled all over the world. But, as he said, "some problems are better than others."
Thanks to everyon... Posted by Steve Reich on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 08:25:00 PST |
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Nonesuch Records to release new box set! |
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| Nonesuch Records, Steve Reich's label since 1985, releases its second box set of his works, Phases: A Nonesuch Retrospective, on September 26, 2006, in honor of his 70th birthday timed to coincide wi... Posted by Steve Reich on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:23:00 PST |
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