A guide to Steve Reich's music

Without Steve Reich's rhythms, pulses and phasing, contemporary culture would be a much poorer placeIt's rare that one says this about a contemporary composer, but it's become too easy to take Steve Reich for granted. Of course, that's a sign of just how influential his music has been, the way it has drawn on everything from African drumming to concept art, and how it has influenced generations of pop, jazz and classical musicians over the last half-century. In fact, if you were to subtract Stev...

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