Double Sextet

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:available_in score format
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Grammy_Award_for_Best_Chamber_Music/_Small_Ensemble_Performance
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Steve_Reich
gptkbp:critical_reception positive reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact influence on modern composers
influence on ensemble music
influence on minimalist music
gptkbp:cultural_significance exploration of ensemble interaction
gptkbp:dedicated_to the musicians of Ensemble Signal
gptkbp:dedication to the ensemble eighth blackbird
gptkbp:duration approximately 20 minutes
gptkbp:educational_use workshops
music schools
gptkbp:features percussion instruments
strings
winds
two pianos
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Miller_Theatre,_Columbia_University
gptkbp:genre minimalism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Double Sextet
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Julia_Wolfe
gptkb:David_Lang
gptkb:Michael_Gordon
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:jazz
African music
gptkbp:influences African music
gptkbp:inspiration the concept of doubling
gptkbp:inspired_by Reich's earlier works
gptkbp:instrumentation two ensembles of strings and winds
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:piano
gptkb:clarinet
gptkb:violin
gptkb:cello
percussion
flute
gptkbp:involved_forces two ensembles of three musicians each
gptkbp:notable_features counterpoint
gptkbp:notable_for its use of counterpoint
gptkbp:notable_performances New York premiere
Chicago premiere
gptkbp:notable_recordings Steve Reich's own ensemble recording
eighth blackbird recording
gptkbp:performance gptkb:live_performance
20 minutes
synchronization
ensemble coordination
gptkbp:performed_at gptkb:Carnegie_Hall
gptkbp:performer gptkb:Ensemble_Signal
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:2008
gptkbp:premiere_date gptkb:2008
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:Boosey_&_Hawkes
gptkbp:recognized_by gptkb:Grammy_Award
gptkbp:record_label gptkb:Nonesuch_Records
gptkbp:recorded_by Steve Reich and Ensemble Signal
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:Different_Trains
gptkb:Music_for_18_Musicians
gptkb:Sextet
gptkbp:structure six movements
gptkbp:style contemporary classical
gptkbp:thematic_element rhythmic complexity
repetition
variation
gptkbp:uses phasing technique
gptkbp:year gptkb:2007
gptkbp:year_composed gptkb:2007
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Steve_Reich
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4