Steve Reich: A New Musical Language

Name: Steve Reich: A New Musical Language
Director: Margaret Williams
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1987-06-09T00:00:00.000000Z
Duration: 57 min
Cast: Steve Reich, Michael Tilson Thomas, Richard Stoltzman, Ransom Wilson, Beryl Korot

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Overview

A profile of composer Steve Reich, a leading creator of stripped-down, "minimal" music. The program explores how Reich's music eventually became accessible to the musical audience at large. Included are interviews with the composer himself, and contemporaries, and also performances of some of his works.