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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.
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Steve Reich