Person Details

Birthday: 1936-10-03 01:16:15

Aliases: Stephen Michael Reich , Steve Reich Ensemble

Gender: Male

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Homepage: http://www.stevereich.com/

Movie Involvements: 24

TV Involvements: 0


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Biography

Steve Reich was born on October 3, 1936 in New York City, New York, USA as Stephen Michael Reich. Stephen Michael Reich (born October 3, 1936) is an American composer who, along with La Monte Young, Terry Riley, and Philip Glass, pioneered minimal music in the mid to late 1960s. Reich's style of composition influenced many composers and groups. His innovations include using tape loops to create phasing patterns (for example, 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, notably Different Trains. Writing in The Guardian, music critic Andrew Clements suggested that Reich is one of "a handful of living composers who can legitimately claim to have altered the direction of musical history".[6] The American composer and critic Kyle Gann has said that Reich "may ... be considered, by general acclamation, America's greatest living composer". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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C.O.G.
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C.O.G.

(2013) Music
The Dying Gaul
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6

The Dying Gaul

(2005) Music
Puparia
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8

Puparia

(2021) Music
Space Tourists
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5

Space Tourists

(2010) Music
John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music
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Light Motif
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Light Motif

(2014) Music
Drums
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Drums

(2011) Music
Riding Light
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Riding Light

(2015) Music

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