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Steve Reich

Music for 18 Musicians, for 4 female voices and 16 instruments

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Music for 18 Musicians is a work of minimalist music by Steve Reich. The composition is organized in 11 sections, each based on a single chord. It was composed iteratively, developed in rehearsals with an ensemble, between 1974 and 1976. 18 Musicians premiered in New York City in 1976 and was first recorded in 1978 by Reich and his ensemble. Several subsequent recordings were released, beginning in 1997.

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Movements

  1. Pulses II
  2. Pulses
  3. Section I
  4. Section II
  5. Section IIIA
  6. Section IIIB
  7. Section IV
  8. Section V
  9. Section VI
  10. Section VII
  11. Section VIII
  12. Section IX
  13. Section X
  14. Section XI

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