Steve Reich – DRUMMING – MUSIC FOR MALLET INSTRUMENTS - DG 3LP Box 2740 106
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Steve Reich –
DRUMMING – MUSIC FOR MALLET INSTRUMENTS, VOICES AND ORGAN – SIX PIANOS –
DG 3LP Box 2740 106 –
German Pressings –
FANTASTIC!
An extraordinary boxed set of music by minimalist Steve Reich.
Fact is, his DRUMMING has been called a masterwork by many, and in its sounding is quite something else again. As musicologist D.J. Hoek describes:
“In Drumming, a single rhythmic pattern provides the source material for the entire composition. Although this sort of economy also characterizes most of his earlier pieces, Reich develops this cell not only through rhythmically shifting repetitions, but also through varying timbral combinations.
”Each of the four parts that comprise Drumming -- performed in sequence without pause -- features a particular instrumental-vocal ensemble: Part One is written for bongos and male voice; Part Two is for marimbas and female voices; Part Three is for glockenspiels, piccolo, and whistling; and Part Four, the composition's apex, includes all the instrumental and vocal forces from the previous sections.”
Truly something else again, here on three LPs that also feature MUSIC FOR MALLET INSTRUMENTS, VOICES, AND ORGAN and SIX PIANOS.
A rare prize, this is the German release from DG, in a box without major fault, all corners intact; records within look entirely unplayed.
Not to be missed. A most certain adventure in music.
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