Steve Reich

Known for SoundBorn 1936-10-03 (age 89)New York City, New York, USA

Steve Reich was born on October 3, 1936 in New York City, New York, USA as Stephen Michael Reich. Stephen Michael Reich (born October 3, 1936) is an American composer who, along with La Monte Young, Terry Riley, and Philip Glass, pioneered minimal music in the mid to late 1960s. Reich's style of composition influenced many composers and groups. His innovations include using tape loops to create phasing patterns (for example, his early compositions It's Gonna Rain and Come Out), and the use of simple, audible processes to explore musical concepts (for instance, Pendulum Music and Four Organs). These compositions, marked by their use of repetitive figures, slow harmonic rhythm and canons, have significantly influenced contemporary music, especially in the US. Reich's work took on a darker character in the 1980s with the introduction of historical themes as well as themes from his Jewish heritage, notably Different Trains. Writing in The Guardian, music critic Andrew Clements suggested that Reich is one of "a handful of living composers who can legitimately claim to have altered the direction of musical history".[6] The American composer and critic Kyle Gann has said that Reich "may ... be considered, by general acclamation, America's greatest living composer". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaRead more

Movies & web series

Reich: Three Tales

Puparia

Riding Light

PAPERS

Mostly Martha

Steve Reich - City Life

The Dying Gaul

Fase

Oh Dem Watermelons

C.O.G.

My Name Is Oona

Space Tourists

Shadow on the Snow

Michael Nyman in Progress

Light Motif

Regard de ma fenêtre

Les Apaches | Simon Nogueira | Johan Tonnoir | Andrea Catozzi @ Paris Sur Mesure

Tribute to Steve Reich @ Présences Festival 2024

Steve Reich in Concert - Salle Pleyel 2014

Rain

BAM150

Steve Reich: Phase to Face

Drums

Reich at the Roxy

In the Ocean

John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music

Steve Reich: A New Musical Language

A Few Things I Know About Miami

Portraits

New Music: Sounds and Voices from the Avant-Garde New York 1971

Plastic Haircut

Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)