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RE: Do I need Reich's Music for 18 Musicians? Anyone find new things to enjoy upon repeated listening? Nt

Posted by Palustris (A) on December 14, 2016 at 08:55:39

In Reply to: Do I need Reich's Music for 18 Musicians? Anyone find new things to enjoy upon repeated listening? Nt posted by jdaniel@jps.net on December 13, 2016 at 11:52:43:

I think to really appreciate Music for 18 Musicians you need to hear it live at least once. I heard it performed by Reich's own performing group decades ago in Sanders Theater which is part of Harvard College. It has astonishingly good acoustics with a huge dome ceiling and the seats in a 180 arc are on graduated risers. I sat in the front of the balcony. It was truly one of the most wonderful concerts I have heard. The sound reverberated throughout the hall so that as the various rhythms intertwined and passed subtly in phase and out of phase and back in phase again the affect was mesmerizing and truly wonderful. I really believe that the concert hall was perfect for this composition and allowed all the subtlety of the composition to be revealed. The hall was packed, standing room only, and when the piece finished the audience sat in a profound reverie until the last notes faded into blackness and the spell was broken. Suddenly the hall reverberated with cheers, applause and a standing ovation. It was truly a magical experience.

Edits: 12/14/16

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