| Actor: Steve Reich Director: Manfred Waffender Genres: Educational, Musicals & Performing Arts, Documentary Sub-Genres: Educational, Classical, Documentary Studio: Kultur Video Format: DVD - Color DVD Release Date: 05/29/2007 Release Year: 2007 Run Time: 1hr 1min Screens: Color Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages: English |
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  | City Life - Steve Reich / Ensemble Modern Actor: Steve Reich Director: Manfred Waffender Genres: Educational, Musicals & Performing Arts, Documentary NR 2007 1hr 1min Born in 1936, Steve Reich is one of the most significant American composers of the 20th century. Having established a distinctive musical sound early on in his career, within what is known today as the Minimalist School of... more » |
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Movie ReviewsHow he does it. P. Lindquist | Fargo, ND USA | 04/16/2008 (3 out of 5 stars) "Those who know of Steve Reich and his music will find this DVD enlightening for a number of reasons: We hear him interviewed, get a sense of how he creates his art, and see him interact with other musicians. Steven Reich's music is easily accessible especially when compared with other "modern" composers (Cage, Boulez, Stockhausen, etc).
His techniques of phasing, repetition, gradual changes in chordal structure,with a steady rhymic foundation are well understood through this video. "City Life" is the composition featured here and we see how he takes samples of common street sounds and enfolds them into the music. One unusual moment comes when he describes sampling sounds from a New York City Fire Department during the "World Trade Center Attack". When you remember that this DVD was made in 1996 you realize that this was not 9/11 but the first bombing of the WTC." |
