Steve Reich
Proverb (Reich)
Proverb is a musical composition by Steve Reich for three sopranos, two tenors, two vibraphones, and two electric organs. It sets a text by Ludwig Wittgenstein from the year 1946 and published in
Recordings#
- “Proverb/Nagoya Marimbas/City Life” with Paul Hillier, Theatre of Voices, Bradley Lubman, Jay Elfenbein, Jeanne LeBlanc, on Nonesuch Records, October 15, 1996.
- “Steve Reich 1965-1995 Box Set " on Nonesuch Records, June 3, 1997.
- The score of Proverb is available for rental from Boosey & Hawkes.
- YouTube: Steve Reich - Proverb.
References#
- Paul Griffiths. “Steve Reich”, Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (accessed September 13, 2006), grovemusic.com (subscription access).
- Woodley, Ronald. ‘Steve Reich’s Proverb, Canon, and a little Wittgenstein’ in Canons and Canonic Techniques, 14th-16th centuries: Theory, Practice and Reception history. Proceedings of the International Conference, 2005. pp. 457-end
- Composer’s notes, Boosey and Hawkes.
- Composer
- Steve Reich