Reich Flashcards
1
Q
composed in
A
1987
2
Q
style
A
minimalism
3
Q
minimalist techniques used
A
ostinati/loops
note addition
metamorphosis
4
Q
key
A
E minor
5
Q
metre
A
polymetre - 3/2 and 12/8
6
Q
structure
A
no formal structure
A section
B section
coda
7
Q
instrumentation
A
live guitar
7 guitar tracks
2 bass guitar tracks
8
Q
rhythm
A
little variety
repeated patterns of quavers
syncopation
metrical displacement - out of sync
9
Q
harmony and tonality
A
tonally ambiguous Cm and Em no D♯ aeolian mode on E diatonic harmony
10
Q
texture
A
contrapuntal layered: guitar 1 - monophonic live - heterophonic guitars 2-4 bass guitars guitars 5-7 fade out
11
Q
dynamics
A
no changes
parts fade in/out
12
Q
melody
A
cells/short motifs
looped cells
resultant melody - live guitar
