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Steve Reich- Works 1965-1972

Here's a rare photograph of American composer Steve Reich without a baseball cap. Reich (1936-) was

The Tao of music

However, back to the beat - something it seems we must return to with regularity in some form or an

The Duke Meets Darius Milhaud

Two of the compositions introduced on _'Brubeck plays Brubeck'_ are now recognized as jazz standard

Artist Profile: Ralph van Raat Pt. 2

COLLIN: Do you compose music? If so can you describe your style? RALPH: In fact I never had a big

Steve Reich/Kraftwerk @MIF09

Just returned from a lovely weekend in Manchester, thanks to Cathy and Sarah from MIF and B&H. Consi

Biography Steve Reich

thumb|right|Steve Reich in 2006Stephen Michael Reich (born October 3, 1936) is a Pulitzer Prize winning American composer who pioneered the style of minimalist music. His innovations include using tape loops to create phasing patterns (examples are his early compositions, It's Gonna Rain and Come Out), and the use of simple, audible processes to explore musical concepts (for instance, Pendulum Music and Four Organs). These compositions, marked by their use of repetitive figures, slow harmonic rhythm and canons, have significantly influenced contemporary music, especially in the US. Reich's work took on a darker character in the 1980s with the introduction of historical themes as well as themes from his Jewish heritage. Different Trains (1988) has been called "the only adequate musical response—one of the few adequate artistic responses in any medium—to the Holocaust", and was credited with earning Reich a plac