Print and download in pdf or midi electric counterpoint. Fast, an album by steve reich, sean shibe on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Study flashcards on electric counterpoint third movement steve reich at. Electric counterpoint is the last in a series of 3 pieces for soloists playing along with prerecorded multitrack tapes of themselves. Steve reich kronos quartet pat metheny different trains. Steve reich electric counterpoint, for electric guitar. Electric counterpoint sheet music for trumpet, french horn. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Steve reich kronos quartet pat metheny different trains electric counterpoint. Electric counterpoint 3rd movement by steve reich instruments music technology 7 electric guitars 2 bass guitars panning used to separate out the guitar parts to left and solo guitar part who plays along with a multitrack recording of the other parts omposed for pat metheny, a well known jazz guitarist. Steve reich electric counterpoint, third movement i love this piece because it embodies old virtues of classical music in a mood as carefree as a summer afternoon on the beach. T he first release of radio rewrite, premiered in london by the london sinfonietta last year, brings the steve reich discography up to date. Check out electric counterpoint 1 fast steve reich by joergen brilling on amazon music. Mar 07, 2012 now, for counterpoint, i would strongly suggest preliminary exercises in counterpoint by arnold schoenberg, which you can either download in pdf for free, or make a secondhand purchase it is now out of print.
Oct 28, 2015 electric counterpoint by steve reich performed by mats bergstrom electric counterpoint 1987 was commissioned by the brooklyn academy of musics next wave festival for guitarist pat metheny. Electric counterpoint is in the music in the 20th century along with peripetie and somethings coming. Click on a datetime to view the file as it appeared at that time. The cantus firmus is a given melodic phrase that is to receive contrapuntal treatment. It is useful to understand some of the hallmarks of the style and understand. Steve reich electric counterpoint excerpt on vimeo. Electric counterpoint was commissioned for the jazz guitarist pat metheny to perform at the brooklyn academy of musics new wave festival.
An animation designed as an accompaniment to an amazing piece of music by steve reich. The piece consists of three movements, fast, slow, and fast. An examstyle set of questions on movement iii of electric counterpoint. Hopefully it will help people with their gcse music revision. Electric counterpoint exam question teaching resources. An analysis of the second movement of steve reichs electric counterpoint can yield. In general, the faster the notes of the counterpoint move i. The repertoire includes a new take on steve reich s electric counterpoint, first commissioned in 1987 for guitarist pat metheny, placing the percussionist against a prerecorded tape of himself. Does anyone have the complete sheet music for the lead part.
A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Species counterpoint is not intended to teach any given style of music. New york counterpoint 1985, composed by steve reich. Electric counterpoint by luis eduardo orias diz and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Different trains kronos quartet, pat metheny, steve reich on allmusic 1989 this late80s work finds the minimalist composer. Electric counterpoint steve reich gcse revision notes. A gcse analysis of electric counterpoint, by steve reich.
Cd, album, club elektra nonesuch, elektra nonesuch 9 791762, 791762. Electric counterpoint, for electric guitar, bass guitar, and tape play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Electric counterpoint steve reich by sarah biden on prezi. Melody and texture structure the melody is made up of a one bar motif which is repeated continuously to form an ostinato it is introduced by the live guitar and forms. Electric counterpoint iii guitar tab by steve reich with free online tab player. Electric counterpoint 1 fast steve reich by joergen. A counterpoint in second species is written as two notes against one. Electric counterpoint iii tab by steve reich live guitar. Minimalist artists in the 50s defied expectations of what art should. Minimalism developed primarily during the 1950s, 60s, and 70s amidst a rising counterculture in america.
Electric counterpoint is a minimalist composition which has been a main part of steve reichs varied discography, so much so that the 3rd movement has now been included in the gcse anthology of music, in the second area of study music in the 20th century. Electric counterpoint 3rd movement by steve reich analysis. While they have the style of expressionismserialism and musical theatre, steve reich s 3rd movement is in the style of minimalism which i will go into detail before we start analysing electric counterpoint. Three tales, par chlinsimbe steve reich and musicians, nonesuch records, 2003. Guitar, recording sheet music book by steve reich 1936. Telechargez et imprimez des partitions ou apprenez en ligne. A comparison of electric counterpoint and radio rewrite erin main, may 12 th, 2016 21m. While they have the style of expressionismserialism and musical theatre, steve reichs 3rd movement is in the style of minimalism which i will go into detail before we start analysing electric counterpoint. The goal of species counterpoint is fluency and sensitivity to line and to dissonance. Steve reichs electric counterpoint includes 9445192 pular music exemplified by the tin pan alley style avoided these issues and focused instead on escapist themes of privacy and romance. A lot of small businesses turn to services like freshbooks to create professional, custom invoices to send to customers. I dont think tabs would be very helpful fo this piece.
In simple counterpoint all parts must remain in the same relative position to one another. Electric counterpoint steve reich gcse revision notes by. Steve reich electric counterpoint, third movement a. Fast from steve reichs works 19651995 for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The cantus firmus continues to move in whole notes, while the counterpoint moves in halves.
Aos2 reich electric counterpoint teaching resources. Electric counterpoint is a minimalist composition by the american composer steve reich. Oct 02, 2014 t he first release of radio rewrite, premiered in london by the london sinfonietta last year, brings the steve reich discography up to date. Powerplant encompasses the work of some of the most dynamic young british artists, bringing together the virtuoso percussionist joby burgess and live sound engineer matthew fairclough. Learning counterpoint on your own art of composing. The first movement, after an introductory pulsing section where the harmonies of the movement are stated, uses a theme derived from central african horn music that i became aware of through the ethnomusicologist simha arom. The programme also included double sextet for ensemble with 12 players, clapping music, for two people and four hands featuring reich himself alongside percussionist colin currie, electric counterpoint, with electric guitar by mats bergstrom accompanied by a layered soundtrack, as well as two of reich s small ensemble pieces, one for acoustic. Electric counterpoint by steve reich 1936 full score. Though its starting point is a pair of radiohead songs. The complete guide to counterpoint giorgio signorile. I believe this is the best, the most useful counterpoint book a composer can read, written by a prominent selftaught composer. Electric counterpoint fast movement 3 by steve reich.
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