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Steve Reich was born on October 3, 1936 in New York City, New York, USA as Stephen Michael Reich.
Stephen Michael Reich (born October 3, 1936) is an American composer who, along with La Monte Young, Terry Riley, and Philip Glass, pioneered minimal music in the mid to late 1960s.
Reich's style of composition influenced many composers and groups. His innovations include using tape loops to create phasing patterns (for example, his early compositions It's Gonna Rain and Come Out), and the use of simple, audible processes to explore musical concepts (for instance, Pendulum Music and Four Organs). These compositions, marked by their use of repetitive figures, slow harmonic rhythm and canons, have significantly influenced contemporary music, especially in the US. 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 Different Trains.
Writing in The Guardian, 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". The American composer and critic Kyle Gann has said that Reich "may ... be considered, by general acclamation, America's greatest living composer".
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Filmography
all 36
Movies 35
self 7
TV Shows 1
Writer 1
Puparia (2021)
Rain (2014)
C.O.G. (2013)
BAM150 (2012)
Drums (2011)
Space Tourists (2010)
Reich at the Roxy (2006)
Fase (2002)
John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music (2000)
Tschäss (1995)
Shadow on the Snow (1992)
Papers (1991)
Chronoma (1977)
My Name Is Oona (1969)
3 Glasses (1967)
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1936-10-03 (88 years old)
Birth NameStephen Michael Reich
Birth PlaceNew York City, New York, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsStephen Michael Reich, Steve Reich Ensemble
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship, Praemium Imperiale, honorary doctor of the Royal College of Music, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Nemmers Prize in Music Composition, BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award, Pulitzer Prize for Music
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