Minimalist piece based on electric counterpoint by steve reich. Minimalism developed primarily during the 1950s, 60s, and 70s amidst a rising counterculture in america. This workbook is a printable compilation of the cantus firmus melodies that appear in exercises in elementary counterpoint 1910 by percy goetschius. Now i know where orb sampled little fluffy clouds from. Since the earliest forms of polyphony, musical textures have been made up of multiple lines of music or voices that combine to form vertical sonorities. Create marketing content that resonates with prezi video. Pdf percy goetschius the homophonic forms of musical composition 1918.
Steve reichs electric counterpoint 1987 belongs to a group of the composers works including vermont counterpoint 1982 and new york counterpoint 1985 which call for a soloist to play along with a recording of him or herself. Counterpoint arnold schoenberg preliminary exercises in counterpoint requires prior knowledge in basic counterpoint and music theory orchestration principles of orchestration by nikolay rimskykorsakov fantastic book, learnt loads from it you can find free pdfs. Different trainselectric counterpoint, released 1989 b. Electric counterpoint metre and tempo fast, crotchet 192. Changes in metre between 32 and 128 quadruple compound in b. Steve reich electric counterpoint, sheet music, scores reiche, gottfried reicha, anton. Class notes for counterpoint carnegie mellon university. Counterpointer includes notation tools for entering and saving music and more than 150 usercontrollable style rules. Guitar, recording sheet music book by steve reich 1936. Fast from steve reichs works 19651995 for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. A comparison of electric counterpoint and radio rewrite erin main, may 12 th, 2016 21m. Electric counterpoint iii tab by steve reich live guitar. For information on commercial licenses, please contact prof. Steve reich electric counterpoint iii flashcards quizlet.
Electric counterpoint for percussion sheet music for percussion. Good books for compositionorchestrationcounterpoint. Minimalist piece based on electric counterpoint by steve reich by will seath. Electric counterpoint, an album by steve reich on spotify. Electric counterpoint 3rd movement by steve reich instruments music technology 7 electric guitars 2 bass guitars panning used to separate out the guitar parts to left and solo guitar part who plays along with a multitrack recording of the other parts omposed for pat metheny, a well known jazz guitarist. Electric counterpoint steve reich gcse revision notes. In collaboration with south african born musicologist martin scherzinger, lippel approached the piece through the lens of its roots in central africa, specifically the traditional music of the bandalinda peoples, from which reich borrowed. Electric counterpoint on moog guitar by tom fleming now. Electric counterpoint 1987 was commissioned by the brooklyn academy of musics next wave festival for. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and.
It is the third in a series of pieces first vermont counterpoint in 1982 for flutist ransom wilson followed by new york counterpoint in 1985 for clarinettist richard stolzman all dealing. Lyrics to electric counterpointfast movement 3 by steve reich. Workbook to accompany exercises in elementary counterpoint. This is a work i progress please leave some feedback as it always helps but dont go ott with the criticism i still have a lot to learn. Summary of rules for species counterpointsummary of rules. Steve reich sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Flute, tapecd sheet music book by steve reich 1936. Electric counterpoint for percussion sheet music for. Fast, with sheet music this is a minimalist piece composed in 1987, for electric guitar and tape. Steve reich electric counterpoint gcse music analysis.
Electric counterpoint 1987 was commissioned by the brooklyn academy of musics next wave festival for guitarist pat metheny. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Print and download in pdf or midi electric counterpoint for percussion ensemble steve reich. Preface introduction the teaching of counterpoint has a long and illustrious history, but its pedagogy. The piece consists of three movements, fast, slow, and fast. While they have the style of expressionismserialism and musical theatre, steve reichs 3rd movement is in the style of minimalism which i will go into detail before we start analysing electric counterpoint. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Species counterpoint exercises from fuxs gradus ad. Vermont counterpoint by steve reich 1936 sheet music. Melody ostinatorepeats patterns, melodies are called cellsplaced one after another to make a cannon, note addition to introduce parts, guitar plays resultant melody at some pointwhen a melody emerges as the same notes occur at.
Electric counterpoint, played by guitarist pat metheny. Counterpointer is the first counterpoint instruction software ever to offer evaluation of both species and free counterpoint, and can serve both as a selfcontained introduction to counterpoint and as a tool to accompany counterpoint textbooks. Electric counterpoint by steve reich 1936 full score. Steve reich electric counterpoint download free sheet music and. Steve reich listen to free music and podcasts on soundcloud. Download 92 free sheet music and scores in format pdf. Our filtering technology ensures that only latest reich electric counterpoint files are listed. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Guitarist daniel lippel releases a new version of the iconic work electric counterpoint by steve reich. This late80s work finds the minimalist composer mixing acoustic and taped material to great effect.
Minimalist piece based on electric counterpoint by steve. Electric counterpoint is in the music in the 20th century along with peripetie and somethings coming. Studying counterpoint teaches us how to recognize and understand those lines. The complete guide to counterpoint giorgio signorile. Steve reich electric counterpoint, recordings 2015. It includes a comprehensive set of blank staves associated with each of the six cantus rmi that aloysius, the master teacher, o ers young josephus. Electric counterpoint was commissioned for the jazz guitarist pat metheny to perform at. Structure electric counterpoint has an abcoda style structure.
You will be writing mostly quarternotes in thirdspecies. A pdf version of this book is available for download here. Harmonytonality i think reich, to a certain extent, uses tonal ambiguity in electric counterpoint because the. This programme note can be reproduced free of charge in concert programmes with a credit to the composer. Electric counterpoint for guitar and tape or guitar ensemble. In thirdspecies counterpoint, you will write four notes for every note in the cantus firmus, except for last note. Publication date 1907 topics counterpoint publisher. Electric counterpoint is the last in a series of 3 pieces for soloists playing along with prerecorded multitrack tapes of themselves. Steve reich electric counterpoint, recordings 2015 compile electric counterpoint composed by steve reich, 1987 a. Counterpoint is a broad term for interacting yet independent voices. Electric counterpointfast movement 3 steve reich shazam.
Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Written for noted jazz guitarist pat metheny, electric counterpoint requires the player to prerecord up to ten electric guitar tracks and two electric bass. Bandwidth analyzer pack analyzes hopbyhop performance onpremise, in hybrid networks, and in the cloud, and can help identify excessive bandwidth utilization or unexpected application traffic. Reich also intersperses references to the much more harrowing train rides jews were forced to take to nazi concentration. It is useful to understand some of the hallmarks of the style and understand. Electric counterpoint steve reich commissioned for guitar legend pat metheny in 1987, electric counterpoint is the third in a series of pieces including vermont and new york counterpoint, which places a soloist against a prerecorded tape of themselves. Electric counterpoint iii guitar tab by steve reich with free online tab player. Species counterpoint exercises from fuxs gradus ad parnassum 1 introduction this workbook supplements alfred manns the study of counterpoint from johann joseph fuxs gradus ad parnassum. Electric counterpoint is a minimalist composition by the american composer steve reich.
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