Steve Reich (October 3, 1936, New-York City, USA) is a composer. He studied composition privately with Hall Overton, then moved on to Juilliard School in New-York to study with William Bergsma and Vincent Persichetti (1958 to 1961). Subsequently he attended Mills College in Oakland where he was taught by Luciano Berio and Darius Milhaud (1961-63) and earned a master's degree in composition.
Early on, Reich was influenced by fellow minimalist Terry Riley's loosely-structured aleatoric works which combines simple musical patterns, offset in time, to create a slowly-shifting, cohesive whole. Reich adopted this approach to compose his first major work written in 1965: "It's Gonna Rain..." Reich moved on from the "phase shifting" technique he had pioneered to more elaborate pieces. He investigated other musical processes such as augmentation (the temporal lengthening of phrases and melodic fragments).
Reich's mother is the Broadway singer and lyricist June Carroll.
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March 25, 2023
George Weston Recital Hall
Toronto, Ontario, Canada1. A Fanfare for Spaces Between Time
2. Clapping Music
3. Reich/Richter
1. Drumming
October 23, 2019
Barbican Centre
London, England, United KingdomOctober 18, 2017
Library of Congress
Washington, Washington, D.C., United StatesAugust 2, 2017
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
Amsterdam, North Holland, NetherlandsNovember 5, 2016
Barbican Hall
London, England, United Kingdom1. Different Trains
2. Electric Counterpoint
3. Pulse
4. Three Tales
5. Pendulum Music
6. Nagoya Marimbas, Nagoya Guitars
April 14, 2016
Massey Hall
Toronto, Ontario, Canada1. Clapping Music
2. Tehillim
3. Music for 18 Musicians
May 3, 2015
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Glasgow, Scotland, United KingdomOctober 14, 2014
Nová scéna Národního Divadla
Prague, Hlavní Mesto Praha, CzechiaOctober 12, 2014
Queen Elizabeth Hall
London, England, United Kingdom1. Clapping Music
2. Sextet for percussion and instruments
3. Mallet quartet for 2 marimbas and 2 vibraphones
4. Quartet for 2 vibraphones and 2 pianos
August 13, 2014
Royal Albert Hall
London, England, United KingdomJune 22, 2014
Teatro Colón
Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina1. Clapping Music
2. Music for 18 Musicians
May 5, 2014
Salle Pleyel
Paris, Île-de-France, FranceMay 3, 2014
Gewandhaus
Leipzig, Saxony, GermanyMarch 30, 2014
Tennessee Theatre
Knoxville, Tennessee, United StatesNovember 10, 2013
Royal Festival Hall
London, England, United KingdomMay 7, 2013
Bing Theater at LACMA
Los Angeles, California, United States1. Clapping Music
Performed by Steve Reich and David Johnson2. WTC 9/11
LA Premiere3. Sextet
Performed by Vicki Ray, Joanne Pearce Martin, David Johnson, Nick Terry, Matt Cook, and Ben Phelphs4. Piano Counterpoint
LA Premiere5. Different Trains
Performed by the Lyris QuartetMarch 7, 2013
Brighton Dome
Brighton, England, United Kingdom1. Clapping Music
2. Electric Counterpoint
3. 2x5
4. Radio Rewrite
5. Double Sextet
March 6, 2013
Birmingham Town Hall
Birmingham, England, United KingdomMarch 5, 2013
Royal Festival Hall
London, England, United Kingdom1. Clapping Music
2. Electric Counterpoint
3. 2x5
4. Radio Rewrite
5. Double Sextet
September 11, 2012
Le Poisson Rouge
New York, New York, United StatesSteve Reich has released 34+ albums. Some of their notable releases include Jacob's Ladder / Traveler's Prayer, Pulse / Quartet, Radio Rewrite. Explore their complete discography on this page.
Some of Steve Reich's most popular tracks include Electric Counterpoint: III. Fast, Music for 18 Musicians: Pulses, Music for 18 Musicians: Section I, Pulses, Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.
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