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Music for 18 Musicians is a work of musical minimalism composed by Steve Reich during 1974–1976. Its world premiere was on April 24, 1976, at The Town Hall in New York City. Following this, a recording of the piece was released by ECM New Series in 1978. In his introduction to the score, Reich mentions that although the piece is named Music for 18 Musicians, it is not necessarily advisable to perform the piece with that few players due to the extensive doubling it requires.

Music for 18 Musicians is approximately 55 minutes long. The first sketches were made for it in May 1974 and it was completed in March 1976. Although its steady pulse and rhythmic energy relate to many of my earlier works, its instrumentation, structure and harmony are new. As to instrumentation, Music for 18 Musicians is new in the number and distribution of instruments: violin, cello, 2 clarinets doubling bass clarinet, 4 women's voices, 4 pianos, 3 marimbas, 2 xylophones and metallophone (vibraphone with no motor). All instruments are acoustical. Music for 18 Musicians is approximately 55 minutes long.

If Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians is simply described in terms of its materials and organization - 11 chords followed by 11 pieces built on those chords - then it might seem utterly dry and monotonous. The actual music, though, is far from lackluster. When this recording was released in 1978, the impact on the new music scene was immediate and overwhelming. Anyone who saw potential in minimalism and had hoped for a major breakthrough piece found it here

Only 11 left in stock (more on the way). Music for 18 Musicians is for violin, cello, two clarinets doubling bass clarinet, four women's voices, four pianos, three marimbas, two xylophones, and a metallophone (vibraphone with no motor). It's a 1974 composition that focuses entirely on the rich staccato that gives minimalism its unique sound. However, Reich turns all of this into actual music by adding the richness of the metallophone and the women's voices. Whatever else people may have said about minimalism, pro or con, a work such as Music for 18 Musicians demonstrates its legitimacy. Had this album for several years. It's a great introduction to minimal music, and surprises people sometimes with how easy it is to listen to. Pattern, repetition, and slow variation.

Album · 1998 · 14 Songs. Music for 18 Musicians: I. Pulses. 2. Music for 18 Musicians: II. Section I. Steve Reich. 3. Music for 18 Musicians: III. Section II. 4. Music for 18 Musicians: IV. Section IIIA. 5. Music for 18 Musicians: V. Section IIIB. 6. Music for 18 Musicians: VI. Section IV. 7. Music for 18 Musicians: VII. Section V.

Music For 18 Musicians. By: Steve Reich (1978, Classical). More albums from Steve Reich: If You Break My Heart by Steve Reich. Three Dances & Four Organs by Steve Reich. Six Pianos, Music For Mallet Instruments, Voices And Organ by Steve Reich. Four Organs, Phase Patterns by Steve Reich. Early Works by Steve Reich. Octet, Music For A Large Ensemble, Violin Phase by Steve Reich. Minimalist by Steve Reich. New Sounds In Electronic Music (Come Out, Night Music, I Of IV) by Steve Reich. View all albums . Music For 18 Musicians. 1. Pulse – Sections I – IV.

Steve Reich Ensemble Music For 18 Musicians 56:31. Steve Reich and Musicians Music for 18 Musicians Pulses 05:26. Steve Reich and Musicians Music for 18 Musicians Section I 03:58. Steve Reich and Musicians Music for 18 Musicians Section IIIA 03:55. Steve Reich and Musicians Music for 18 Musicians Section VII 04:19. Steve Reich and Musicians Music for 18 Musicians Section II 05:13. Steve Reich and Musicians Music for 18 Musicians Section IV 06:37. Steve Reich and Musicians Music for 18 Musicians Section V 06:48. Steve Reich and Musicians Music for 18 Musicians Section VI 04:54.