– A presentation of rhythmic voice leading as a pedagogical application of beat-class analysis to identify transformations of rhythmic motives in Steve Reich’s Mallet Quartet.
– A presentation of rhythmic voice leading as a pedagogical application of beat-class analysis to identify transformations of rhythmic motives in Steve Reich’s Mallet Quartet.
– An examination of the challenges and rewards of playing the percussion music of Steve Reich using the themes of “Texture, Space, and Survival” as taken from a 1987 Reich essay of the same name.
– An examination of the function of relationship and community in the creation of Steve Reich’s Drumming, and an assessment of the benefits and challenges of collaborative approaches to creating music.
– Commissioned as part of the Digital Phasing project by Louise Devenish, Jet Kye Chong’s Still Drumming 2020 exploits latency and geographical distance, offering a pandemic perspective on Reich’s signature techniques.
– A look at the origins of Piano Phase played on two marimbas, the end of phasing as a compositional tool, some of the techniques required to play Marimba Phase, and Garry Kvistad’s adaptation of the piece for just intonation-tuned instruments.
– Reflections on aspects of Steve Reich’s music, including influences, ergonomics, inherent rhythms, timbre, and timelines.
– An overview of Russell Hartenberger’s book that provides a performer’s perspective on Steve Reich’s compositions from his iconic minimalist work, Drumming, to his masterpiece, Music for 18 Musicians. The book addresses performance issues encountered by musicians in Reich’s original ensemble and the techniques they developed to bring his compositions to life.
Gary Schall and Russell Hartenberger reflect on the life and legacy of James Preiss.
