Reich

Question 0

Melody?

Answer 0

Live guitar plays a resultant melody…

Also examples of additive melody.

Question 1

Written?
Movement?
Written for?
Style?

Answer 1

1987
Last 3rd in "fast"
Pat Metheny
Requires 1 live and 9 pre recorded
Minimalistic

Question 2

Instruments?

Answer 2

1 live guitarist and 7 pre recorded and 2 bass

no acoustic instruments…

Question 3

Harmony?

Answer 3

section A = c major, b major, e5
section B = c minor, Bb major, c minor
or c minor, Bb major, g minor

Areas of dissonance

Question 4

Structure?

Answer 4

Binary form A-B
has a coda so could be considered as ternary
2 main sections split into another 4

Question 5

Texture?

Answer 5

Opening is monophonic but becomes polyphonic as more guitars join
motif is turned into a riff and is layered and repeated

Question 6

Rhythm and tempo?

Answer 6

tempo is constant and is 92BPM
this work is rhythmically complicated
opening is syncopated
augmentation and diminution is used
changes from 3/2 to 12/8 to 3/2 again

Question 7

Use of technology?

Answer 7

use of multi-track recording

bass guitar exploits panning

Question 8

Tonality?

Answer 8

Settles in E minor a beginning
no d sharps, work is in natural minor
Alternates between E and C minor
finishes with a bare E5 chord