Steve Reich -Music for 18 Musicians
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| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:musical_composition
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Nonesuch_Records
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| gptkbp:arrangements |
arranged for various ensembles
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
American avant-garde music
minimalist movement postmodern music |
| gptkbp:available_formats |
CD
vinyl digital download |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters
gptkb:church gptkb:award gptkb:political_movement gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize_for_Music Pulitzer Prize nomination |
| gptkbp:collaborations |
gptkb:Julia_Wolfe
gptkb:Philip_Glass gptkb:Terry_Riley gptkb:David_Lang gptkb:Michael_Gordon various artists and ensembles |
| gptkbp:composer |
gptkb:Steve_Reich
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| gptkbp:critical_reception |
widely acclaimed
acclaimed by critics considered a landmark work recognized in music history |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
widely performed
performed worldwide featured in concerts influenced contemporary classical music performed in major concert halls influenced popular music used in film and media influenced composers featured in film and media part of music education featured in concert repertoire influential in modern music education part of the repertoire of contemporary music ensembles influenced a generation of composers studied in music schools and conservatories |
| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
pioneering work in minimalism
landmark in 20th-century music pioneering minimalist work |
| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 55 minutes
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| gptkbp:filming_location |
gptkb:Harrison,_New_York
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| gptkbp:first_performance |
gptkb:1976
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| gptkbp:form |
gptkb:software
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| gptkbp:genre |
minimalism
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Steve Reich -Music for 18 Musicians
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| gptkbp:influenced |
contemporary classical music
post-minimalism |
| gptkbp:influenced_artists |
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:Philip_Glass gptkb:Terry_Riley experimental music contemporary classical contemporary classical music works by John Adams works by Philip Glass minimalist music |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Philip_Glass
gptkb:Terry_Riley gptkb:video_game_series Western classical music Twelve-tone technique Eastern music traditions African drumming traditions |
| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:orchestra
African music |
| gptkbp:inspired_by |
gptkb:mythological_figure
Western classical music |
| gptkbp:instrument |
gptkb:musician
gptkb:Actor strings marimba percussion marimbas xylophones xylophone winds |
| gptkbp:legacy |
considered a landmark in contemporary music
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| gptkbp:notable_artists |
gptkb:Julia_Wolfe
gptkb:Philip_Glass gptkb:Terry_Riley gptkb:David_Lang gptkb:Michael_Gordon |
| gptkbp:notable_features |
polyrhythms
phasing |
| gptkbp:notable_performance |
gptkb:musical
gptkb:Steve_Reich_and_Musicians gptkb:Ensemble_Modern gptkb:18 gptkb:Bang_on_a_Can_All-Stars ensemble performance 18 musicians |
| gptkbp:notable_performers |
gptkb:Steve_Reich_and_Musicians
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| gptkbp:notable_recordings |
gptkb:ECM_Records
Steve Reich -Music for 18 Musicians (1978) Steve Reich -Music for 18 Musicians (1998) Steve Reich -Music for 18 Musicians (2015) 2015 recording by the London Sinfonietta 1978 recording by Steve Reich and Musicians 2000 recording by the Steve Reich Ensemble 2018 recording by the Ensemble Modern Steve Reich -Music for 18 Musicians (2016) Steve Reich -Music for 18 Musicians (2020) 2020 recording by the International Contemporary Ensemble |
| gptkbp:performance |
polyrhythms
repetitive structures often performed in concert settings tape loops interlocking rhythms live ensemble performance |
| gptkbp:performed_by |
gptkb:Lincoln_Center
gptkb:Carnegie_Hall gptkb:New_York_Philharmonic international venues major music festivals |
| gptkbp:premiere |
gptkb:1976
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| gptkbp:premiere_date |
gptkb:1976
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| gptkbp:recognizes |
widely regarded as a masterpiece
influenced many composers featured in music festivals performed by leading orchestras included in contemporary classical repertoire |
| gptkbp:record_label |
gptkb:ECM_Records
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| gptkbp:related_works |
gptkb:Different_Trains
gptkb:Electric_Counterpoint gptkb:Six_Pianos Drumming Tehillim |
| gptkbp:social_structure |
sections
cyclical form |
| gptkbp:style |
repetitive structures
layered melodies polyrhythmic textural |
| gptkbp:thematic_element |
polyrhythms
repetition layering of sound phase shifting timbre exploration textural layering interlocking patterns pulse and rhythm |
| gptkbp:year |
gptkb:1976
gptkb:1978 |
| gptkbp:year_composed |
gptkb:1976
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