Reich worked with the along with, and Terry Riley. At Mills, Reich composed Melodica for and, which appeared in 1986 on the three-LP release Music from Mills. Subsequently, he attended in, where he studied with and (1961–1963) and earned a master's degree in composition. For a year following graduation, Reich studied composition privately with before he enrolled at to work with and (1958–1961). Thesis was on later he would set texts by that philosopher to music in (1995) and You Are (variations) (2006). While attending, he minored in music and graduated in 1957 with a B.A. Reich studied drums with Roland Kohloff in order to play. At the age of 14 he began to study music in earnest, after hearing music from the and earlier, as well as music of the 20th century. He was given piano lessons as a child and describes growing up with the 'middle-class favorites', having no exposure to music written before 1750 or after 1900. When he was one year old, his parents divorced, and Reich divided his time between New York and California. Early life Reich was born in New York City to the Broadway lyricist and Leonard Reich.The American composer and critic has said that Reich 'may.īe considered, by general acclamation, America's greatest living composer'. Writing in, music critic Andrew Clements suggested that Reich is one of 'a handful of living composers who can legitimately claim to have altered the direction of musical history'. Reich's work took on a darker character in the 1980s with the introduction of historical themes as well as themes from his Jewish heritage, notably. These compositions, marked by their use of repetitive figures, slow harmonic rhythm and canons, have significantly influenced, especially in the US. His innovations include using to create patterns (for example, his early compositions and ), and the use of simple, audible processes to explore musical concepts (for instance, and ). Reich's style of composition influenced many composers and groups. Stephen Michael Reich ( born October 3, 1936) is an American composer who, along with, and, pioneered in the mid to late 1960s.
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