Steve Reish: “We all hope that art can face the direction of American policy. But it cannot. ‘| Steve Rish

Why does simple music consist of a lot of repetition? Correllisflute
The word “minimum” was invented by Michael Niman when he was more than a music critic than the composer, but this kind of music in which like me and me deals with changes on a much smaller scale than people used to hear. The number of repetition is the nature of music. On early pieces, just as it will work on rain or piano, everything moves very slowly. Some people will say: “To hell, I do not listen to that,” but those who suffer from a different kind of listening.

David Boy was not affected only by your work During the Berlin eraBut also samples of your applause are taken Remix James Murphy Al -Minum From the love of Bawi lost (Hello Steve Reich Mix). What do you remember your conversations with Boy in 1978? Mcskootikins
We played music for 18 musicians below in New York, the first time we played in the rock club. After that, David Boy came and presented himself and a picture was taken, but it was in fact one of the very short conversations after observation. The exchange of mutual admiration was really important. I was very happy to see him there and told me that we heard we played the piece before, in Berlin. It was nice to come together. James Murphy Remix is ​​a strange mix that seems to be working. Sometimes, you hear what people do with your music and think about: “What they did to me?” But this seemed really interesting. I wanted to hear it again.

What is the last piece of the “group” that you bought? Lazanced
“A group” in terms of my drum kit will be a 20 -inch zildjian in 1952 or 1953, which was my pride and joy as a drama player who wanted to look like Kenny Clark And Pepper. Long then, when I received music training in Cornell (University), Juilliard (conserevatoire) and Mills College, and I was completely dedicated to performing everything I wrote in my own group, I managed to get four high -quality Pongo Products, then three meters, which wiped me financially. Fortunately, I bought my late friend Sol Luoet some of my degrees as a range of art pieces, including the original result of four members, and with this money I bought three Glockenspiels, which was the final touches on drums (1971). This was the last group that I bought! I am 88 years old. I can use the training program, but not keep up with the tools.

I am an art processor at the Royal Academy. I heard a story, when you started, you and Philip Glass Art moved around. Is this correct? RobinReadbest
Yes and no. We have moved things, but it was not an art, it was great ranks, unpleasant smell, and your feet up and down on the lower eastern side of Manhattan. We were less than the money and it was a truck villa, so he said: “We’ll form a mobile company.” I think he was called Chelsea Light moving. For a few weeks, we got all these requests in the city center of people who have these apartments walking with heavy furniture. The work that stimulates hernia was. So we looked at each other and said: “It is enough enough.”

How did you feel playing with Philip Glass Again in 2014 a very long time? Was it important that the first work I did in that evening was four members? Trumandad
I and I have been in Gilliard together, but after that a long time (in 1967) came to my party at the Park Pliss Art Gallery in New York and said: “I really love what you do. Do you want to come and see what I do?” The following year, he wrote two pages for Steve Reich, mainly taking a group of patterns, repeated them and making them longer, which was the penetration for him in the way he was lagging behind. After that, we traveled and wandered together, and we shared a group – then at some point it approached a little to rest and suddenly became the best friend of me someone I did not talk to.

This lasted from the early 1970s to 2014, when Bob Horwitz wanted in Nonesuch Records, doing something where they participated in the evening. We went out for dinner and said (to the glass): “Hello. How are you?” The deal was playing a piece of Phil’s and was playing one for me. Four members played, we had played in 1970, and music played in 12 parts, one of the early match that I played in his group. Everything walked well and we … we do not stick, but it broke the ice and made things more humane.

Do you remember? Graduate Mit Phil, why? stability
I met him in a chapter in Mills College with the Italian composer Luciano Perio. We hit it and started to hold. At that time, Phil Lesh was writing these pieces à la stockhausen or Berio – he didn’t play, but played the trumpet. We did “happen” in San Francisco at some time around 1962 or 1963 and worked together on electronics. He was driving a taxi and I was working in the post office, so we assembled our income to buy a really good tape recorder. We spent a lot of time together, then one day went to see his old friend Jerry Garcia, and the next thing I knew was Pass player with the dead with gratitude. We stayed in contact a little. He was a good man, a really wonderful music and positive strength.

Are contemporary classical composers in particular? Pioneers Its simplicity, listen to disco? Or even evil rocks? Dmitry_S
Phil Lesh listened to the Beatles and over the years I have grown for tremendous admiration for Paul McCartney. Punk and Disco did not really hold me, but the next thing that I really did is Radiohead, from another generation completely. I had a concert in Kraków and other major landmarks there at the time is Jonny Greenwood from Radiohead, who without knowing me has made his own copy of my power control point, which is for electric guitar. I thought his novel was great – a more wonderful counterpart to the Bat Methani Al -Jazari version – and we really achieved. After that, the discovery of Radiohead music I liked it a lot. I inspired the writing of Radio Rewrite, based on two songs, Radiohead, I had never written if I hadn’t had this entire experience with Jonny.

My favorite piece has been over the past thirty years Music for 18 musicians. Do you feel? Long shape Ptrics of music like this disappear due to the modern way to consume music Kafr, “Paths” is shorter? Boujanvan
Some pieces should be short. Music applause is four or five minutes – anymore, boring, that is, shorter and very shorter! On the other hand, as a composer, music tells me with music for 18 musicians about 55 minutes. I understand that people do not necessarily have 55 minutes and that Apple and Spotify music prefer us to listen to shorter paths, instead of blossoming something bigger. I do not run the world, but if there is another planet we must go to, then tell me that.

Can art play any useful role in facing the last direction of American policy? slot
We all hope that, but it is not possible. I have a preferred example. One of the greatest works of Picasso, Guernica, was made shortly after the bombing of the Guernica town in Spain by Franco, the fascist dictator and a friend of Hitler. Read Picasso about it and created this anti -war masterpiece from the pictures in his head. After that, we had a Dreamlin bombing, Nagasaki, Hiroshima and then 11/11. So if this size of bone is not any effect at all, we need to perceive art and music restrictions.

Your business, like TeleemIt reflects a deep connection to your Jewish heritage and history. Do you see your music as a form of spiritual or religious expression? Nicolasaros
Yes, but there is a long history of music associated with religious expression. I had not written four members if I was not thinking of using the Nutremam Cathedral in the twelfth century to use decorative melodies around a drone. With Tehillim (Hebrew for “Psalms”), I was using my background and writing within the western synthesis system. I started singing the psalms, which pushed me into an extremist, constantly changing – undoubtedly was affected by Bartok and Ruavinski – then a completely different way to organize rhythmic music appeared. It was a pivotal piece for me and I think Glory be to God in the end is one of the best things that I wrote.

I have merged species from Western music for West Africa drum, Gamelan And jazz. Is there a common aspect that keeps the musical discourse together? Makeitadouble
Simply, in some respects, they all have the consensus center. When I was a student in the fifties of the last century, Stockhausen, Boulez and John Cage did not have a harmonious center and there is no regular rhythm. I can realize excellence, but I always felt uncomfortable. In the end, I said: “I cannot do this.” When I studied with Berio and wrote 12 tone music, instead, I took 12 different comments for the piano and collected them in groups of three, to be in harmony. Being a great and very flexible man, he said: “If you want to write color music, why don’t you do it?” Open the door when I was trying to do it.