City Life; Proverb

by Steve Reich

City Life; Proverb cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 15 October 1996
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:58
  • Community rating: 3.8/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This recording presents two distinct major works from the American minimalist composer. 'City Life' innovatively uses digital samplers to weave the ambient noise of New York City directly into the fabric of the orchestral performance, while 'Proverb' offers a starkly beautiful, medieval-inspired vocal canon.

Genres

Descriptors: sampling, history, polyphonic, complex, minimal, repetitive, ensemble, vocal, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Proverb (14:09)
  2. Nagoya Marimba (4:35)
  3. City Life: I. Check it out (5:51)
  4. City Life: II. Pile driver / alarms (3:53)
  5. City Life: III. It's been a honeymoon鈥擟an't take no mo (4:47)
  6. City Life: IV. Heartbeats / boats & buoys (3:59)
  7. City Life: V. Heavy smoke (4:42)

Credits

  • Steve Reich - primary artist, composed by
  • Jeanne Leblanc - cello
  • Leslie Scott - clarinet
  • Michael Lowenstern - clarinet
  • Brad Lubman - conductor
  • Jay Elfenbein - double bass
  • Jeanne Velonis - edited by [assistant]
  • Karl Hereim - edited by [assistant]

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