Double Sextet; 2x5

by Steve Reich / Eighth Blackbird / Bang on a Can

Double Sextet; 2x5 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 14 September 2010
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 8:10
  • Community rating: 3.6/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This release features two major late-career compositions from minimalist pioneer Steve Reich. 'Double Sextet', performed by Eighth Blackbird and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Music, relies on interlocking, phase-shifting melodies, while '2x5' introduces electric guitars and drum kits into his complex rhythmic frameworks.

Genres

Descriptors: uncommon-time-signatures, complex

Tracklist

  1. Double Sextet: I. Fast (8:39)
  2. Double Sextet: II. Slow (6:43)
  3. Double Sextet: III. Fast (6:56)
  4. 2x5: I. Fast (10:12)
  5. 2x5: II. Slow (3:12)
  6. 2x5: III. Fast (7:08)

Credits

  • Kendell Smith - composed by
  • Tarsame Singh Jarnail - composed by

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