Steve Reich

Biography by Chris Morrison

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A highly influential avant-garde composer and one of the key founders of the minimalist school of music.
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Composition Highlights

Title	Year	Avg. Duration	Genre
Drumming, for 2 female voices, piccolo, 4 pairs of bongos, 3 marimbas & 3 glockenspiels	1971	01:09:12	Vocal Music Avant-Garde Music
Come Out, for tape	1966	12:59	Electronic/Computer Music
Tehillim, for 3 sopranos, alto, winds, strings, percussion & keyboards	1981	30:59	Vocal Music
The Desert Music, for small chorus & large orchestra	1984	47:18	Choral
Music for 18 Musicians, for 4 female voices & 16 instruments	1976	01:00:09	Vocal Music Avant-Garde Music
New York Counterpoint, for clarinet, bass clarinet & tape	1985	11:16	Chamber Music Avant-Garde Music
Vermont Counterpoint, for piccolo, flutes & tape	1982	09:27	Chamber Music Avant-Garde Music
Different Trains, for double string quartet & tape	1988	26:58	Chamber Music
The Cave, multimedia theater work for piano, sampling keyboards & voice of Neville Chamberlain	1993	01:32:49	Show/Musical
Eight Lines (revision of "Octet"), for chamber orchestra	1979	17:44	Chamber Music Orchestral
Electric Counterpoint, for electric guitar, bass guitar & tape	1987	14:34	Chamber Music
Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ, for 3 female voices, 3 marimbas, 3 glockenspiels, vibes & organ	1973	17:19	Vocal Music Avant-Garde Music
Octet, for 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 bass clarinets, 2 pianos, 2 violins, viola & cello (revised as "Eight Lines")	1978	17:33	Chamber Music
Six Pianos	1973	22:37	Keyboard
Clapping Music, for 2 performers	1972	04:02	Chamber Music Avant-Garde Music
Piano Phase, for 2 pianos (or 2 marimbas)	1967	17:29	Keyboard Avant-Garde Music
Four Organs, for 4 electric organs & maracas	1970	18:03	Chamber Music Keyboard
Nagoya Marimbas, for 2 marimbas	1994	04:51	Chamber Music Avant-Garde Music
Music for a Large Ensemble, for 2 female voices and small orchestra	1978	15:28	Vocal Music
Music for Pieces of Wood, for 5 pairs of tuned claves	1973	10:25	Chamber Music