Conversations With... Steve Reich

A conversation with American minimalist composer Steve Reich. ⦿ FOLLOW ME ⦿ Instagram:   / albertgenower   Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/tea9e8v2 Twitter:   / albertgenower   Last month I had the privilege of travelling to New York to speak to one of America’s most influential and important musical minds—Steve Reich. The New Yorker called him “the most original musical thinker of our time”, The Guardian said he can “legitimately claim to have altered the direction of musical history”, and The New York Times described his work as some of the most important American music ever written. Our conversation touched on his philosophy, influences, compositions, and how there’s music in everything that we say. 00:00 - Introduction 00:44 - Speech Melody 07:16 - Acoustic v Electronic Instruments 10:46 - Tonality and Simplicity 16:21 - New York City 19:43 - Wittgenstein, Musical Clarity, and Music History Classes 24:42 - Background to Different Trains 32:31 - Tempo in Different Trains 40:45 - The Desert Music and Pre-Planning Pieces 44:36 - Acknowledgements Music Theory, Music Philosophy, Albert Genower, Video Essay, Interview, Steve Reich Interview, Steve Reich, Classical Music, Modern Classical Music, Contemporary Classical, Minimalism, Minimalist Music, Different Trains, The Desert Music, Luciano Berio, Ludwig Wittgenstein Steve Reich Interview Interviewing Steve Reich I Interviewed Steve Reich