Clapping Music (1972) - Steve Reich (clock visualization)

Rendition used in this video:    • Clapping Music   Clapping Music is a piece of minimalist music written by the American composer Steve Reich, written for two performers clapping. The main motif is a 12-“tick” repeating pattern, which is repeated 12 times per section (6 for the beginning and end in this rendition). One performer continues clapping the same pattern, but the other performer’s pattern shifts one “tick” earlier. Read more on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clappin... This visualization highlights the cyclical nature of the composition. The static part is shown as blue rings, and the dynamic part (the part that shifts every section) is shown as red circles. This shows where the rests line up, and which sections don’t have rests at all. Timestamps 0:00 - 0 shifts 0:16 - 1 shift 0:45 - 2 shifts 1:08 - 3 shifts 1:32 - 4 shifts 1:55 - 5 shifts 2:19 - 6 shifts 2:42 - 7 shifts 3:06 - 8 shifts 3:29 - 9 shifts 3:52 - 10 shifts 4:15 - 11 shifts 4:37 - 12 shifts