
Conversations
Steve Reich(Author)
Hanover Square Press
Published on 13. August 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-1-335-44946-7 (ISBN)
Description
"A lively new book from Reich that has the composer romping through his career by way of casual Q. and A.s with various contemporaries, acolytes, friends and colleagues." -New York Times Book Review
Steve Reich is a living legend in the world of contemporary classical music. He is one of the pioneers of the minimalist movement in the 1960s, and his works have become central to the musical landscape worldwide, influencing generations of younger artists and musicians. Now Reich sits down with past collaborators, fellow composers and musicians influenced by his work to reflect on his prolific career as a composer as well as the music that inspired him and that has been inspired by him. Through this series of insightful, wide-ranging conversations about the highlights, successes and creative influences of Reich's work, we gain a compelling glimpse into the career of "the most original musical thinker of our time" (New Yorker).
"Steve Reich preserves his shared reflections with collaborators past and present…. Conversation is natural, personal and, because it is a composer talking to fellow artists, elicits interesting analysis." -BBC Music Magazine
More details
Edition
First Time Trade ed.
Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 202 mm
Width: 134 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
282 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-335-44946-7 (9781335449467)
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Person
Steve Reich has influenced composers and musicians all over the world. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Music for Double Sextet in 2009 and Grammy Awards for Different Trains (1989) and Music for 18 Musicians (1998). He received the Praemium Imperiale in Tokyo, the Polar Music Prize in Stockholm, the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale and the Gold Medal in Music from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.