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Electric Counterpoint - Steve Reich Flashcards

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1
Q

When was the piece composed?

A

1987

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2
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Name one other minimalist composer

A

Philip Glass

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3
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What is the melody based on?

A

Short, repeating one bar motifs

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4
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How could the melody be described?

A

Angular/Disjunct

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5
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Which minimalist techniques are used in the piece?

A

Note addition

Metamorphasis

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6
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Which instrument plays the resultant melody?

A

Live Guitar

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7
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What is the melody based on?

A

Triads

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8
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What do the melodies do?

A

Interlock

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9
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What melodical technique is used?

A

Ostinato

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10
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What is the key of the piece?

A

Starts ambiguous
Defined as E minor
Changes to C minor
Frequently alternates keys

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11
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How are the chords played?

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They are strummed

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12
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What kind of chords are used?

A 
Extended chords (added 7th)
And Broken chords
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13
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How could the rhythms be described?

A

Slow and harmonic

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14
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What chord does the piece end on?

A

Bare 5th Chord

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15
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What is the texture of the piece?

A

Contrapuntal

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16
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What textural techniques are used in the piece?

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Layering
Panning
Pedal notes
Rhythmic drones
Imitation
17
Q

How many main sections are in the piece?

A

Two

18
Q

What follows the main sections?

A

A coda

19
Q

What are the sections defined by?

A

Key and texture

20
Q

What could the structure be described as?

A

Ternary form

21
Q

What is the rhythm in in the piece?

A

Rhythmic counterpoint

Rhythmic displacement

22
Q

What time signature is the piece in?

A

Changes between 12/8 and 3/2

23
Q

What technique do the rhythms use?

A

Cross/polyrhythms

Polymetres

24
Q

What note values are used frequently?

A

Quavers

25
Q

How many guitars are used total?

A

10 Guitars
1 Live Guitar
7 Pre-recorded Electric Guitars
2 Bass Guitars

26
Q

What techniques does the guitar player use?

A

Picking

Strumming

27
Q

Describe the dynamics of the piece

A

Fairly constant

Mezzoforte

28
Q

What is the only instrument to have crescendos and diminuendos?

A

The live guitar

29
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What happens throughout the piece?

A

Rhythmic development

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