First Listen: Steve Reich, 'Double Sextet, 2x5' - NPR

First Listen: Steve Reich, 'Double Sextet, 2x5'
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The new CD of music by composer Steve Reich pairs the Pulitzer Prize-winning Double Sextet with the rock-inflected 2x5. ...

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Steve Reich's "Double Sextet / 2x5" May Be "The Downtown Version of Duke ... - Nonesuch Records (blog)

Steve Reich's "Double Sextet / 2x5" May Be "The Downtown Version of Duke ...
Nonesuch Records (blog)
The new album featuring the first recordings of Steve Reich's Pulitzer Prize-winning Double Sextet, performed by eighth blackbird, and 2x5, played by Bang ...
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Pre-order recording of Steve Reich's Pulitzer Prize winning composition and ... - Examiner.com


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Pre-order recording of Steve Reich's Pulitzer Prize winning composition and ...
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In 2009, Steve Reich was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his composition, Double Sextet. Now, the premiere recording of Reich's prize-winning composition ...

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John Tejada debuts a new work at Disney Hall Saturday - Los Angeles Times (blog)

John Tejada debuts a new work at Disney Hall Saturday
Los Angeles Times (blog)
Ever since Steve Reich made repetition into a compositional ethic, contemporary classical music and electronica have been learning from each other. ...

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A history of teen idols - Newsweek

A history of teen idols
Newsweek
(Not for nothing was “Queens Get the Money,” the opening track on Nas's last solo record, driven by a hypnotic piano riff right out of Steve Reich's ...

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Steve Reich's "Double Sextet" Available for Pre-Order with Limited-Edition ... - Nonesuch Records (blog)

Steve Reich's "Double Sextet" Available for Pre-Order with Limited-Edition ...
Nonesuch Records (blog)
The first recording of Steve Reich's Double Sextet and 2x5, due out on Nonesuch on September 14, is now available for pre-order in the Nonesuch Store, ...

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Welcome to The Foreigner - The Foreigner

Welcome to The Foreigner
The Foreigner
This year's eminent composer-in-residence is American Steve Reich, one of the pioneers of minimalist music. If you are travelling to other parts of ...

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Ars Nova Copenhagen/Hillier - The Guardian

Ars Nova Copenhagen/Hillier
The Guardian
Works by classic American minimalists Steve Reich, Terry Riley and Lou Harrison sat alongside pieces by the New Zealand composer Jack Body and Australian ...
Edinburgh International Festival review: Ars Nova Copenhagen Scotsman

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Pianessence - new pieces for piano - Artslink.co.za News (press release)


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Pianessence - new pieces for piano
Artslink.co.za News (press release)
The South African tour begins in Johannesburg, where Ronner will duet with Jill Richards, performing works by John Cage, Steve Reich, Dimitri Voudouris, ...

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The Octopus Project to get rolling in support of new album - Consequence of Sound


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The Octopus Project to get rolling in support of new album
Consequence of Sound
... and according to a press release, it was “born out of long drives from venue to venue soundtracked by minimalist composers Terry Riley and Steve Reich. ...

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This Day In History

William McKinley: US president was shot by an anarchist; he died eight days later (1901)

Quote of the day

"Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers."

by Robert Green Ingersoll