Different trains by steve reich 1936 parts sheet music. Steve reich different trainselectric counterpoint lp. By far, his most famous and most talkedabout composition is different trains from 1988. Music for 18 musicians nonesuch records mp3 downloads. Listen to all your favourite artists on any device for free or try the premium trial. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Originally offered as a volume within the composers 10cd retrospective box set in 1997, 18 is now available as its own album with graphics and liner notes prepared expressly for this issue. Steve reich 1989 different trains electric counterpoint kronos quartet 01 different trains americabefore the war.
You can hear the episode, which also includes valencia, from. Its original release was performed by the kronos quartet and won the grammy award for best classical contemporary composition in 1989. It won a grammy award in 1990 for best contemporary classical composition. This paper explores the emergence of speechmelody composition in the early 1980s in the works of scott johnson john somebody 1982 and steve reich different trains 1988. Different trains is a threemovement piece for string quartet and tape written by steve reich in 1988. Reich s 1988 piece, different trains, marked a new compositional method, rooted in its gonna rain and come out, in which speech recordings generate the musical material for musical instruments. Kronos quartet, pat metheny see all versions of this release, 3 available overview. Different trains is a piece by steve reich which imagines how he, as a jew, would have travelled on very different trains in europe during the second world war.
The words were recorded by reich from several sources. Stream different trains by steve reich the smith quartet and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music. Europe during the war by the duke quartet published on 20120921t17. Steve reich music for 18 musicians mp3 album download. The album features the first recordings of the two pieces, performed by kronos quartet and pat metheny, respectively. Steve reichs different trains, a work for string quartet and tape written in 1988, is widely recognized as one of. Listening to steve reichs holocaust opus different trains. Steve reich kronos quartet pat metheny different trains electric counterpoint. Steve reich, different trains 1988 digital video and audio excerpt, with background information. In three succinct movements, it contrasts the crosscontinent trains of reich s american childhood with the cattle trucks to auschwitz, using fragmented recollections from three holocaust survivors, reich s governess, a conductor, and recordings of the trains. Steve reich, one of the worlds greatest living composers, was born in 1936 to a jewish family. Different trains, piano counterpoint, triple quartet by london steve reich ensemble now. Nonesuch records 1998 grammywinning recording of steve reichs landmark piece music for 18 musicians, performed by steve reich and musicians, returned to vinyl in july 2018. Combining the effects of part i and part ii of the composition, part iii of different trains combines the testimony of an american pullman porter and reichs governess with the accounts of.
Different trains, for string quartet and prerecorded performance tape, begins a new way of composing that has its roots in my early tape pieces its gonna rain 1965 and come out 1966. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Members of acme violinists caroline shaw and ben russell, violist nadia sirota and cellist clarice jensen dug into steve reich s different trains to open their performance, recorded live on sept. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests. Different trains 1988 27 for string quartet and tape. Introduction in 1988, steve reich new york, 1936 composed the threepart different trains for the kronos quartet. Different trains electric counterpoint release by steve reich. Different trains was commissioned by betty freeman for the kronos quartet. The different trains of the title are trains that have had an impact on reichs own life. Different trains is a threemovement piece for string quartet and tape written by steve reich in.
Different trains uses human speech played as evershorter fragments until they become just notes in a musical work. Different trains by steve reich, released in 2006 on signum records. Different trains different trains part one introduction and the use of music technology different trains part two thematic development different trains part three thematic development and continuity different trains. Create a custom radio station based on your favorite album by steve reich on iheartradio. The pattern of sound, both the pitch and rhythm is mirrored by the string quartet. Watch steve reichs different trains performed by the lco. The basic idea is that carefully chosen speech recordings generate the musical materials for musical instruments. Pulse 2015 is performed by the international contemporary ensemble icean artist collective committed to transforming the way music is created and experiencedand quartet 20 is played by the colin currie group, an ensemble led by percussionist colin currie that.
Sep 30, 2016 different trains is a piece by steve reich which imagines how he, as a jew, would have travelled on very different trains in europe during the second world war to the ones he travelled on in the. Stream free music from albums by steve reich iheartradio. Steve reich was on new sounds on friday to discuss his new piece, reichrichter. Steve reich different trains europe during the war.
Reichs 1988 piece, different trains, marked a new compositional method, rooted in its gonna rain and come out, in which speech recordings generate the musical material for musical instruments. Different trains electric counterpoint by steve reich on. Watch the video for different trains from steve reichs 19990623. String quartet, tapecd sheet music book by steve reich 1936. Steve reich kronos quartet pat metheny different trains. Watch steve reichs different trains performed by the lco at. Nonesuch records 1989 recording of steve reichs different trains, the grammy award winner for best contemporary composition that year. Steve reich music for 18 musicians score pdf download download. Steve reichs different trains brought together various strands of his musical thinking phase shifting, sampling of voices, jewish experience, and the combination of live instruments with prerecorded sound, to name some in a highly personal synthesis that is both moving and compactly powerful. Electric counterpoint by steve reich performed by mats bergstrom. Different trains electric counterpoint nonesuch records mp3. In featuring a sample of reichs electric counterpoint. Steve reich the ecm recordings by steve reich on tidal. In 1988, steve reich completed different trains, his magnum opus for string.
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The works three movements have the following titles. Reich also intersperses references to the much more harrowing train rides jews were forced to take to nazi concentration. Different trains, piano counterpoint, triple quartet. The performance on the 29th september took place just days before steve reichs 80th birthday, in. Steve reich different trains lyrics and tracklist genius. Different trains, for string quartet and prerecorded performance tape. Different trains electric counterpoint, an album by steve reich on spotify. As reich describes the project, the idea for the piece comes from my childhood. Steve reich music for 18 musicians score pdf download. Written for the kronos quartet in 1988, different trains is an iconic experiment in applying speech rhythms to music. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Listen to songs by steve reich on myspace, stream free online music by steve reich. Steve reichs songs stream online music songs listen free. Ludwig, is now available at a new, low price, pressed on two 140gram vinyl lps at.
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