Drumming; Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ; Six Pianos

by Steve Reich / Steve Reich and Musicians

Type: Album
Released: 1974
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Country: United States
Length: 2:07:16
Community rating: 4.19/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This monumental three-LP set is the definitive document of Steve Reich's early, rhythmically staggering phase compositions. The collection is an incredibly dense, profoundly hypnotic masterclass in acoustic minimalism, utilizing intensely repetitive phasing techniques and wonderfully complex African polyrhythms to create a fiercely technical, deeply immersive auditory experience.

Genres

Descriptors: repetitive, rhythmic, minimalistic, technical, complex, acoustic, minimal, long-form, percussive, instrumental, ensemble

Tracklist

Drumming: Part I (24:35)
Drumming: Part II (25:19)
Drumming: Part III (15:39)
Drumming: Part IV (18:56)
Six Pianos (24:14)
Music For Mallet Instruments, Voices And Organ (18:31)

Credits

Steve Reich - primary artist, composed by, piano, marimba
Steve Reich And Musicians - primary artist, performer
Hartmut Pfeiffer - art direction
Holger Matthies - design [cover design]
Gerd Henjes - engineer [balance]
Klaus Hiemann - engineer [balance]
Marcel Fugère - photography by [photo]
Dr. Rudolf Werner - producer [produced by]
Bob Becker - piano, marimba
Glen Velez - piano, glockenspiel
James Preiss - piano, percussion [metallophone]
Russ Hartenberger - piano, marimba
Steve Chambers - piano, organ [electric]
Ben Harms - glockenspiel
Timothy Ferchen - marimba
Janice Jarrett - voice [long tones with organ]
Joan La Barbara - voice [long tones with organ]
Jay Clayton - voice [melodic patterns with marimbas]