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Writings about Music

Writer
Steve Reich
Date
2014
Publisher
Halifax: Press of Nova Scotia College of Art and
Format
Ephemera
Size
19 × 23 cm
Length
74 pages
Genre
Essays, Theory, Photography, ,
Description

Published in 1974. Essays by Steve Reich.

English text, black & white photographs and illustrations.

Slight shelf wear and yellowing; minor tear on reverse upper right side jacket.

Contents:

Introduction —
Music as a gradual process —
Pendulum music —
Slow motion sound —
The phase shifting pulse gate : Four organs, an end to electronics —
Some optimistic predictions (1970) about the future of music —
Gahu : a dance of the Ewe tribe in Ghana —
Postscript to a brief study of Balinese and African music —
Notes on music and dance —
From program notes —
Notes on the ensemble —
Notes on compositions —
Appendix.

  1. Writings about Music
  2. Writings about Music - 2
  3. Writings about Music - 3
Images:123
 

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