Steve Reich quotes

Steve Reich is an American composer, widely recognized as a pioneer of minimalism in contemporary music. His innovative use of repetitive patterns and phasing techniques has influenced generations of musicians and composers. He continues to shape modern classical music with his groundbreaking works. Here are 3 of his quotes:

I discovered that the most interesting music of all was made by simply lining the loops in unison, and letting them slowly shift out of phase with each other... (Steve Reich)
...in serial music, the series itself is seldom audible... What I'm interested in is a compositional process and a sounding music that are one in the same thing. View quote
Steve Reich
What I don't want to do is to go and buy a bunch of exotic-looking drums and set up an Afrikanische Musik in New York City. View quote
Steve Reich

Steve Reich

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Occupation: American Composer
Born: October 3, 1936
Quotes count: 3
Wikipedia: Steve Reich

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