Reich Flashcards
What is the structure of this piece?
A B Coda.
What is the texture of this piece?
It is polyphonic but the first bar is monophonic.
Describe the melody of this piece?
The live guitar plays the resultant melody.
What are the dynamics of this piece?
Mainly f, but when the texture changes so does the dynamics.
What is the tonality of this piece/
It starts with modal and tonal ambiguity then becomes E minor and C minor.
Describe the harmony of this piece?
It has a non-functional harmony (the harmony doesn’t follow the rule).
What instruments are used in this piece?
It only has 9 guitars, 7 recorded 2 bass and 1 live.
What is the rhythm of this piece?
3/2 but changes to 12/8 in section B.
What is the style of music, and what techniques does it use?
Minimalism, it uses note addition and subtraction, ostinato and resultant melody.
