Album
Sextet · Six Marimbas
1986 · Classical
4 collectors on Gatefold own this
Sextet · Six Marimbas is a Classical album by Steve Reich, originally released in 1986. On Gatefold: 26 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
About
From <i>Drumming</i> to <i>Music for 18 Musicians</i> and beyond, percussion is central to Steve Reich's sound. That has seldom been more effectively underlined than on this 1986 album. <i>Sextet</i> features four percussionists playing multiple marimbas, vibraphones, and more, plus two keyboardists. The self-explanatory <i>Six Marimbas</i> is the percussive adaptation of <i>Six Pianos</i>, which Reich wrote in 1973. Reich's work has almost always been about blurring lines between melodies and between rhythms. But on <i>Sextet</i>, even the boundaries between instruments are obscured—the piano plays percussively, the synthesizer employs an organ-like tone, and the vibes are bowed to produce elongated, synth-like sounds. The instrumental roles are clearly defined on <i>Six Marimbas</i>, of course, but that doesn't keep the melodic lines from freely intermingling in classic Reich fashion, frequently evoking his aforementioned classic works from the '70s. And while <i>Sextet</i> features more harmonic development, both pieces here take you on a transformative journey.
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Tracklist
- 1Sextet: 1st Movement10:29
- 2Sextet: 2nd Movement4:12
- 3Sextet: 3rd Movement2:27
- 4Sextet: 4th Movement3:14
- 5Sextet: 5th Movement5:59
- 6Six Marimbas16:19
Sound DNA
- Classical
- Modern & Contemporary
- brittle
- meditative
- cerebral
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Printed track 5 duration (5:48) differs due to extended ending silence
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bob BeckerMARIMBA MARIMBA, VIBRAPHONE, BASS DRUM, CROTALES, TAM-TAM, PERCUSSION MARIMBA, VIBRAPHONE, BASS DRUM, CROTALES, TOM TOM , PERCUSSION
- Edmund NiemannPIANO, SYNTHESIZER
- Garry KvistadMARIMBA, VIBRAPHONE, BASS DRUM, CROTALES, TAM-TAM, PERCUSSION MARIMBA, VIBRAPHONE, BASS DRUM, CROTALES, TOM TOM , PERCUSSION MARIMBA, VIBRAPHONE, BASS DRUM, CYMBAL , DRUMS , PERCUSSION
- Glen VelezMARIMBA, VIBRAPHONE, BASS DRUM, CROTALES, TAM-TAM, PERCUSSION MARIMBA, VIBRAPHONE, BASS DRUM, CROTALES, TOM TOM , PERCUSSION MARIMBA, VIBRAPHONE, BASS DRUM, CYMBAL , DRUMS , PERCUSSION
- Nexus
- Nurit TillesPIANO, SYNTHESIZER
- Russ HartenbergerMARIMBA MARIMBA, VIBRAPHONE, BASS DRUM, CROTALES, TAM-TAM, PERCUSSION MARIMBA, VIBRAPHONE, BASS DRUM, CROTALES, TOM TOM , PERCUSSION
- Steve Reich And Musicians
- The Manhattan Marimba Quartet
- Bill RuyleMARIMBA
- James PreissMARIMBA
- Kory GrossmanMARIMBA
- William TriggMARIMBA
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 26 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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