Music for Mallet Instruments

Album by Steve Reich

Music for Mallet Instruments is a composition by American composer Steve Reich, first released in 1973. The work is rooted in minimalism and is characterised by interlocking rhythmic patterns and pulsing repetition, with a focus on tuned mallet percussion alongside voices and organ, representing a notable step in Reich's development of phase-based, process-oriented techniques.
First released: 1995

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ
    15:59
  2. 2.
    Music for Pieces of Wood
    10:34
  3. 3.
    Sextet
    25:57

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