Conversations
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- Author：Steve Reich
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Summary
A surprising， enlightening series of conversations that shed new light on the music and career of “our greatest living composer” （New York Times）
Steve Reich is a living legend in the world of contemporary classical music。 As a leader of the minimalist movement in the 1960s， his works have become central to the musical landscape worldwide， influencing generations of younger musicians， choreographers and visual artists。 He has explored non-Western music and American vernacular music from jazz to rock， as well as groundbreaking music and video pieces。 He toured the world with his own ensemble and his compositions are performed internationally by major orchestras and ensembles。
Now Reich sits down with past collaborators， fellow composers and musicians as well as visual artists 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， including:
David Lang
Brian Eno
Richard Serra
Michael Gordon
Michael Tilson Thomas
Russell Hartenberger
Robert Hurwitz
Stephen Sondheim
Jonny Greenwood
David Harrington
Elizabeth Lim-Dutton
David Robertson
Micaela Haslam
Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker
Julia Wolfe
Nico Muhly
Beryl Korot
Colin Currie
Brad Lubman
Steve Reich is a living legend in the world of contemporary classical music。 As a leader of the minimalist movement in the 1960s， his works have become central to the musical landscape worldwide， influencing generations of younger musicians， choreographers and visual artists。 He has explored non-Western music and American vernacular music from jazz to rock， as well as groundbreaking music and video pieces。 He toured the world with his own ensemble and his compositions are performed internationally by major orchestras and ensembles。
Now Reich sits down with past collaborators， fellow composers and musicians as well as visual artists 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， including:
David Lang
Brian Eno
Richard Serra
Michael Gordon
Michael Tilson Thomas
Russell Hartenberger
Robert Hurwitz
Stephen Sondheim
Jonny Greenwood
David Harrington
Elizabeth Lim-Dutton
David Robertson
Micaela Haslam
Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker
Julia Wolfe
Nico Muhly
Beryl Korot
Colin Currie
Brad Lubman
Reviews
Bookclubbish
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Individual Composer & Musician， Classical Music， Entertainment & Performing Arts， Composers & Musicians Biographies & Autobiographies
Maria
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NOTE: I am a librarian and I received a DRC of this book in MOBI format from Edelweiss+。I first encountered Steve Reich as a Freshman in college and ended up doing a class presentation on his music alongside the music of the other "Minimalists" of the 20th Century。 As the years have passed， my appreciation for his contributions to the musical arts have grown。 However， this book instilled in me a new appreciation for Steve Reich himself。 In this collection of 19 interviews with a varied class of NOTE: I am a librarian and I received a DRC of this book in MOBI format from Edelweiss+。I first encountered Steve Reich as a Freshman in college and ended up doing a class presentation on his music alongside the music of the other "Minimalists" of the 20th Century。 As the years have passed， my appreciation for his contributions to the musical arts have grown。 However， this book instilled in me a new appreciation for Steve Reich himself。 In this collection of 19 interviews with a varied class of creative minds， from conductor Michael Tilson Thomas to Radiohead-guitarist-turned-film-composer Jonny Greenwood， I found myself immersed in the musical milieu of the past 75 years。 Reich gifts readers with commentary on his compositional processes， musical aesthetics， and the interconnectedness of music with visual and performing arts。 By taking the time to sit down with other notable artists， Reich demonstrates his appreciation for the other creators who have had an impact on his life and work; evidence of collaboration runs through each chapter。 As I read， I was continually awed at what a privilege it is that this book exists， for it is a mine of musical wisdom straight from the source。The conversations felt like they were taking place in the same room in which I sat （or， more likely， on the same Zoom call with me）。 When composer Julia Wolfe recounted working with Jaap van Zweden， I was taken down memory lane back to the first symphony concert I ever attended， which was conducted by van Zweden。 The invisible barriers between the composers， performers， and listeners was instantly broken。 This is just one example of the relatability of these conversations to the experiences of seasoned listeners， and when taken at the level of the entire book they serve to make "Classical music" accessible， relatable， and ultimately more human。 。。。more
vicki honeyman
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Composer Steve Reich， pioneer of the 1960s minimalist movement and a legend in the world of contemporary classical music， sat down with fellow composers， colleagues， and musicians to reflect on his career and how his work had impact on theirs。 I found these conversations absolutely captivating — to the point that， while reading the book， I was compelled to listen to each piece of Reich’s beautifully mesmerizing music as it was being discussed。
Dan
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My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher Harlequin Trade Publishing for an advanced copy of this memoir， and a guide to contemporary classical music。 Steve Reich， an American composer with a list of accolades longer than some of his compositions has created in his book Conversations both a memoir of his life， but a book addressing and highlighting many of his influences over the years。 Drawing on conversations recorded during the start of the COVID- 19 pandemic with previous collaborators， fello My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher Harlequin Trade Publishing for an advanced copy of this memoir， and a guide to contemporary classical music。 Steve Reich， an American composer with a list of accolades longer than some of his compositions has created in his book Conversations both a memoir of his life， but a book addressing and highlighting many of his influences over the years。 Drawing on conversations recorded during the start of the COVID- 19 pandemic with previous collaborators， fellow composers and musicians who have spent their professional career pushing the envelope， Mr。 Reich shares influences， opportunities， and his own creative decisions。 These conversations focus mostly on Mr。 Reich， and one gets the sense that it is a live well lived。 Mr。 Reich through hard work and determination， plus skill， has been able to record and produce fresh music， important music。 And his influence on many， such as the producer， musician Brian Eno， whose eyes were opened to the possibilities of sound by an early album of Mr。 Reich's。 In addition there are many other composers discussed， so keep a pen and paper as the reader will be making notes for some fascination playlists in the future。 My only complaint is while there is brief biographical sketches for those engaged in conversation， a small glossary would have been nice， since some of the musical terms went over my head。 This is a minor complaint， you don't have to be a music major to enjoy or understand this book。 Eavesdropping， as it were， on their conversations the reader gains an appreciations for modern works， even the works that seem so simple， take a lot of time， planning and skill to create。 A very interesting book， with a lot of new music to follow up on。 。。。more
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