Steve Reich - Electric counterpoint

Question 1

Date of birth of Steve Reich

Answer 1

1936

Question 2

nationality of steve reich

Answer 2

USA

Question 3

Melody of Electric counterpoint

Answer 3

hexatonic motifs
live guitar plays resultant melody
near end - becomes pentatonic

Question 4

rhythm and metre of Electric counterpoint

Answer 4

mostly in 3/2 time, sometimes 12/8
very syncopated and metrically ambiguous
rhythmic counterpoint

Question 5

harmony of Electric counterpoint

Answer 5

static - chords hardly change

full of added notes

Question 6

tonality of Electric counterpoint

Answer 6

modal
Aeolian mode transposed to E
features tonal ambiguity
sudden key change - bar 74

Question 7

dynamics of Electric counterpoint

Answer 7

diminuendos / fade out

recorded instruments playing mf

Question 8

texture of Electric counterpoint

Answer 8

built up in layers - layered polyphonic texture
monophonic to begin
canon

Question 9

structure of Electric counterpoint

Answer 9

sort of ternary form (A B A1)

Question 10

Instruments of Electric counterpoint

Answer 10

use of music technology 
1 live soloist guitar 
pre recorded - 7 guitars / 2 basses
soloist amplified (slightly louder)
can be played by live ensemble