general information

composition date
1972
duration
between 3 min and 5 min
editor
Universal Edition, Tesin

type

Chamber music (Percussion duo)

detailed formation

2 other percussions [battement des mains]

information about the creation

date
April 27, 1973

États-Unis, New York University

interpreters

Russ Hartenberger, Steve Reich.

Information on the electronics

Electronic device
amplification

Program note

Clapping music est une pièce qui ne fait appel à « aucun instrument à part le corps humain » ; la seule source sonore est la même que celle dont dispose le public dans le rituel du concert : battre des mains – applaudir ! Des deux exécutants de Clapping music, l'un a un rôle fixe, en répétant un motif unique jusqu'à la fin du morceau. L'autre doit réaliser ce même motif, d'abord de façon strictement synchrone, puis en le décalant brutalement d'une croche après chaque cycle de douze répétitions identiques. Clapping music se termine lorsque la boucle est bouclée, le second interprète étant revenu à son point de départ.

Avec ces règles simples, Steve Reich parvient à engendrer un jeu complexe : chaque translation fait naître une figure nouvelle.



Peter Szendy.

recordings

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Clapping music

Composed by Steve Reich , concert on June 14, 2001

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Clapping music

Composed by Steve Reich , concert on March 28, 1991

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Clapping music

Composed by Steve Reich , concert on April 30, 1994

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Clapping music

Composed by Steve Reich , concert on June 14, 1998

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Clapping music

Composed by Steve Reich , concert on August 3, 2000

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Clapping music

Composed by Steve Reich , concert on June 12, 1998

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Clapping music

Composed by Steve Reich , concert on June 13, 1998

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Clapping music

Composed by Steve Reich , concert on June 15, 2001

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