Music for 18 Musicians

Album by Steve Reich & Colin Currie Group & Synergy Vocals

Music for 18 Musicians is a 1978 album by American composer Steve Reich. The release exemplifies American minimalism, extending Reich's earlier phase-based techniques into an extended, cyclical composition built from repeating patterns, shifting pulses and gradual harmonic change, relying on interlocking rhythmic and timbral textures performed by small ensembles of voices, percussion and winds and marking a significant development in his compositional approach.

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  1. 1.
    Music for 18 Musicians: Pulses
    5:09
  2. 2.
    Music for 18 Musicians: Section I
    4:30
  3. 3.
    Music for 18 Musicians: Section II
    5:15
  4. 4.
    Music for 18 Musicians: Section IIIA
    5:00
  5. 5.
    Music for 18 Musicians: Section IIIB
    4:00
  6. 6.
    Music for 18 Musicians: Section IV
    4:49
  7. 7.
    Music for 18 Musicians: Section V
    5:35
  8. 8.
    Music for 18 Musicians: Section VI
    5:28
  9. 9.
    Music for 18 Musicians: Section VII
    4:31
  10. 10.
    Music for 18 Musicians: Section VIII
    4:06
  11. 11.
    Music for 18 Musicians: Section IX
    4:53
  12. 12.
    Music for 18 Musicians: Section X
    1:25
  13. 13.
    Music for 18 Musicians: Section XI
    4:24
  14. 14.
    Music for 18 Musicians: Pulses II
    4:41

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