- Mallet Quartet
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Mallet Quartet is a composition by Steve Reich scored for two marimbas and two vibraphones; four marimbas; or one percussionist and tape. It was co-commissioned by the Amadinda Quartet in Budapest, on the occasion of its 25th anniversary, by Nexus in Toronto, So Percussion in New York, and Synergy Percussion in Australia. It received its World premiere in December 2009 at the Bela Bartók National Concert Hall in Hungary and its US premiere at Stanford University on January 9th, 2010. [1][2]
Structure
Mallet Quartet is in three movements, with its entirety lasting around 14 minutes:
- Fast
- Slow
- Fast
The second movement, slow, is one of his most thinly textured works with acoustic instrumentation, as admitted by Reich himself.
Performance
The piece can either be played with 2 marimbas and 2 vibraphones, with 4 marimbas, or with a solo percussionist and tape.
References
- ^ www.ums.org/assets/programbooks/So_Percussion.pdf
- ^ "So Percussion records Steve Reich's "Mallet Quartet"". http://www.pearldrum.com/News/Concert-News-Article.aspx?id=1021.
Works by Steve Reich 1960s It's Gonna Rain (1965) · Come Out (1966) · Piano Phase (1967) · Violin Phase (1967) · Pendulum Music (1968)
1970s Four Organs (1970) · Drumming (1970–1971) · Clapping Music (1972) · Six Pianos (1973) · Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ (1973) · Music for 18 Musicians (1974–1976) · Music for a Large Ensemble (1978) · Octet (1979) · Variations for Winds, Strings and Keyboards (1979)
1980s Tehillim (1981) · Vermont Counterpoint (1982) · Eight Lines (1983) · The Desert Music (1984) · Sextet (1984) · New York Counterpoint (1985) · Three Movements (1986) · The Four Sections (1987) · Electric Counterpoint (1987) · Different Trains (1988)
1990s The Cave (1993) · City Life (1994) · Proverb (1995) · Triple Quartet (1998) · Three Tales (1998–2002)
2000s Cello Counterpoint (2003) · Daniel Variations (2006) · Double Sextet (2007) · 2x5 (2008) · Mallet Quartet (2009)
2010s WTC 9/11 (2010)
Categories:- Compositions by Steve Reich
- Chamber music compositions
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