Honestly, this is piece is the peak of minimalism in my opinion. When you start to add pitches and repetitive harmonies, it becomes pretty mundane very quickly. I think that's why both Glass and Reich moved away from this kind of process music later in their careers. It can be very restricting, in a similar way as twelve-tone rows, in expression.
I take back everything i said, I'm going around listening to the strangest music I can find and this is easily the second best, experimental and unique, and still functions as a tune one could listen to on a regular basis
It’s very eye-opening when you realize that cycles don’t have a definitive “end” or “beginning” and you can hear any downbeat as an upbeat (and vice versa) with enough practice. Wake up sheeple, measures are a lie
Good job, this makes this music so more interesting! (At 3:08 and 5:16, there is one fleeting measure where there are more dots on screen than instruments.)
That pale blue piece of wood i tap beats on my skull/desk when i’m agitated. the pale blue one calms me which i guess is also the beat in clapping music
Every day I get in the queue (too much, Magic Bus) To get on the bus that takes me to you (too much, Magic Bus) I'm so nervous, I just sit and smile (too much, Magic Bus) Your house is only another mile (too much, Magic Bus)…
The piece itself is a model of additive process minimalism. The visualization applied is aesthetically appealing taken on its face, but I feel as if this could also be impetus to creating (and perhaps communicating) rhythmically-driven composition, even adding dimensions for pitch, dynamics, and articulation. Feldman had experimented along these lines in his graph scores, though I submit to you the possibility of expansion upon that. Something to ponder for a Monday morning :)
It also is basically just replicating the interface of an old drum machine or step sequencer (e.g., an 808), lest you think there's not prior art, here.
I seem to remember this being "double-featured" some years ago in a Proms concert together with a Scriabin symphony. I suppose it was appropriate, given that both composers were innovators....
Yeah! With a small percussion ensemble, using different sized claves :D We ended up memorizing it so we could play it without sheet music as well. It's just evolving/layering/devolving patterns, so it ends up looking & sounding harder than it is xD
I played this as well, we had sheets so it matched up with the animation in length (teacher thought it would be cool to have this in background) I was playing the red line, not technically challengimg, but the pressure is astonishing
William Jeffrey The 6 represents the quarter note triplet. Think of it this way: the bottom 4 in 4/4 is a division of the whole note (meaning the quarter note gets the beat); likewise, the 8 in 6/8 is also a division of the whole note into 8 equal parts (eighth note gets the beat). If you follow that same logic, a 6 in the denominator gives the quarter note triplet the beat. This allows you to do only 2, 4, 5, 7, etc. partials of the triplet before likely switching back to a “normal” time signature. It definitely creates an interesting effect with the rhythm if done correctly! Hope this is informative to you. :)
Not sure this is an example of polyrhythms. All of the instruments play in the same time signature (6/4, 4/4, and finally 3/4) but certain instruments are playing the offbeat, giving it a different sound. An example of a polyrhythm would be playing a 3/4 over a 4/4, or a 7/8 over a 4/4 or something, none of which is present here. In polyrhythms, the beat only comes together ever few measures or so (12 beats on a 3/4-4/4 polyrhythm, 20 beats on a 5/4-4/4) but this has everything repeating after each bar, with new notes added in once in a while to change the pattern up, but it still sticks to the same signature.
You know it's Steve Reich when that 3-2-1-2 rhythm starts
Ryan Zarmbinski true 😂
1st section is Steve Reich on steroids. 3 2 1 2 everywhere
In Ghanaian music it's called Atsiagbekor, or so I've heard
Actually, i figured it out from the title
Yes, as in Reich's piece "Clapping Music."
When the yellow blocks drop. damn.
this is a banger
Awesome! The metric modulation at 1:16 slays me every time.
Adam Ragusea Wow! I can’t say I would have expected to see you here! Love your stuff! :)
now what is this guy doing here?
Lol even you like Reich? Wow I didn't expect that! Love your videos!
WOAH It does feel unreal seeing you here, Adam. Cheers. Hope you will keep making wonderful content that you love.
ADAM WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING HERE BROTHER LOL
Everybody gangsta till Steve Reich diverges from his 3-2-1-2 rhythm
As someone with ADHD (I'm 58 and have had it all my life), this music is strangely soothing. I'm actually in withdrawal now that the music's stopped.
Interesting. I haven't been diagnosed with ADHD but I've noticed polyrythmic music kind of "fixes my brain." Makes me feel very focused and calm.
That's the additive process for you
That poor guy playing the red line...
+Ethan Searls I belive he is on caffeine or something.. (x
Ethan Searls lol
dude that was me last year omg...
God how do you _not_ accelerando, even a little bit?
Very carefully.
when u making ur first beat in FL studio with the drum sequencer
*I d e n t i f i e d* in any daw
steve reich already had drum pads before it was a thing
AAAA EXACTLY what I thought kkkkkk
@@seumemel I did, indeed, own the first drum pad. It was harder to play than a bass drum with a very long stick (which is my preferred practice drum)
Yes so relatable
Minimalism really is a crazy thing... it can turn the most mundane things into something oddly soothing and compelling.
Honestly, this is piece is the peak of minimalism in my opinion. When you start to add pitches and repetitive harmonies, it becomes pretty mundane very quickly. I think that's why both Glass and Reich moved away from this kind of process music later in their careers. It can be very restricting, in a similar way as twelve-tone rows, in expression.
Halfway into the piece, i suddenly felt the need to play Tetris!
Michael Björk These squares are like from Tetris.
Michael Björk my friend needs to be good at Tetris for her pencil case...
Absolutely the best way to illustrate what’s happening in a Reich piece!!
As a drummer and architect, this is exciting! Building blocks brought to life!
At first it seems very chaotic. But the longer you listen to it and the more you focus on some parts, everything gets in order.
I take back everything i said, I'm going around listening to the strangest music I can find and this is easily the second best, experimental and unique, and still functions as a tune one could listen to on a regular basis
What's the best?
i hear the same African bell patterns from Clapping Music!
Reuben Garrett Yes! the Yoruba bell is an amazing rhythm pattern!
Also his drumming piece.....
Best video ever. Heard this piece a hundred times. Never appreciated so much before.
this is everyday life with Ableton midi clips
The more I look at this the more I realize how complicated it really is. I even tried to tap my fingers to some of the parts and couldn’t keep track.
basically clapping music gone nuts.. wow...
It’s very eye-opening when you realize that cycles don’t have a definitive “end” or “beginning” and you can hear any downbeat as an upbeat (and vice versa) with enough practice. Wake up sheeple, measures are a lie
Good job, this makes this music so more interesting! (At 3:08 and 5:16, there is one fleeting measure where there are more dots on screen than instruments.)
There's something about this piece that makes me think ... And now here is The News read by ...
William Gaule XDDDDDDDDDD
Your visuals are an amazing compliment to an amazing piece. Really good job.
This is the only version that I like the sound quality of the instruments. They are all the same tempo, and have a vibrant, not muted sound.
That might be because they're synth sounds
Mermonte french rockestral band got so inspired by this !!!
{:::パピルス:::}
Hey! This was my Song of the Day at my school!
You know a piece is good when AMC uses it for the Walking Dead Season 8 trailer!
PureRatchet REALLY!?
@@diosatapatia yes at 0:40 /watch?v=5Ow-nxswazg
Music for Pieces of Wood... hitting directly against my brain.
I feel like I'm being hypnotized.
That pale blue piece of wood
i tap beats on my skull/desk when i’m agitated.
the pale blue one calms me
which i guess is also the beat in clapping music
Thank you so much for posting this! Wonderful and really helpful! :-)
Tetsuo! Kaneda! Tetsuo! Kaneda! Tetsuo!
Laserra laserra!!!
He should have called this "Dance of the Crickets"
Every day I get in the queue (too much, Magic Bus)
To get on the bus that takes me to you (too much, Magic Bus)
I'm so nervous, I just sit and smile (too much, Magic Bus)
Your house is only another mile (too much, Magic Bus)…
Gary on the red beat
That yellow line likes to mess with the meter.
I like drumming along with it
5:00 Groovy enough
The piece itself is a model of additive process minimalism. The visualization applied is aesthetically appealing taken on its face, but I feel as if this could also be impetus to creating (and perhaps communicating) rhythmically-driven composition, even adding dimensions for pitch, dynamics, and articulation. Feldman had experimented along these lines in his graph scores, though I submit to you the possibility of expansion upon that. Something to ponder for a Monday morning :)
lots of words ending in *ion.
It also is basically just replicating the interface of an old drum machine or step sequencer (e.g., an 808), lest you think there's not prior art, here.
This reminds me of the back beat of The Who's "Magic Bus". Wonder if they were inspired by Reich.
Lorsqu'un son est saturé est qu'un nouveau son apparaît notre oreille à tendance à ce concentré sur ce nouveau son... c'est ouf !
Anybody who has reached the 6:57 needs a reward.
that version is the light one, each pattern is normally repeated from 5-9 times for the first pattern to 16 times for the last one.
GREAT post, thanks. We watched it in my music class at UMich! And we played along with it!
Thank you.
Thank you for the upload!
It should be a thumps up with 1k likes option! :) Awesome
I can proudly say, but not prove, that I did correctly predict at least over 65% of the new block placements.
ᴠᴧᴨᴛᴧᴃᴌᴧcᴋ Are u sure 65%?
no
ᴠᴧᴨᴛᴧᴃᴌᴧcᴋ
I seem to remember this being "double-featured" some years ago in a Proms concert together with a Scriabin symphony. I suppose it was appropriate, given that both composers were innovators....
Scriabin said he had synaesthesia & saw notes as colours.
Great,really interesting !
beautiful
1:22 sounds like the drums leading into the halo theme's main melody
This is awesome.
esses brinquedinhos sonoros visuais são mto legaizinhos
Love it! Like a step sequencer :)
Can someone please post the midi for this up here!
gee! perfect! amaiging!!!
Amazing ...
I've played this! :D
Lauren REALLY?!???!!!
Yeah! With a small percussion ensemble, using different sized claves :D We ended up memorizing it so we could play it without sheet music as well. It's just evolving/layering/devolving patterns, so it ends up looking & sounding harder than it is xD
Oh, this sounds interesting! And seeing it live would be lovely!
I played this as well, we had sheets so it matched up with the animation in length (teacher thought it would be cool to have this in background)
I was playing the red line, not technically challengimg, but the pressure is astonishing
Love this.
Great tune!
♥︎ frogs in concert ♥︎
This is very fast, and difficult!
NEWS BULLETIN JUST IN
8 year old me on a music making site:
A Great mental pattern maker.
sounds like something that plays in Baraka
Garageband challenge thrown down 😂
lit
you wood be stump-ed if i told you that that is a swear word to woodkind.
where I can find the midi file of this composition?
+Giacomo Manfredi In your mind.
+Cihan Kenar seems I have to search better..
You can make your own. The sheet music is in the video.
is there a really basic software or app for experimenting that has a preface like this
The color scheme reminds me of that jumpscare maze game
Love it!!
I feel like I'm going insane? Is that normal?
yes
Thank you. Have a nice fish.
same here
StarkWay No, it's not normal, but it's nothing a little Thorazine couldn't fix. ;
Sylvia Ross I've seen this live and trust me the sensation you get is crazy
6/4
4/4
3/4
@Hunter Sills oh
super
You know I was thinking "when does the bass drop in" but it just does not need to. Just fine as it is.
This would be nice to play on a Tenori-on, actually.
Proto Caveman Techno
Can't wait to read the comments.
Wow.
Me: doing my homework for music
Same
Wow !!
On 1.75x speed you have a diesel cold start
That is not where i eas expecting the final yellow block to go!
essentially this is a syncopated marimba song
Is there software to create this sort of visualization from original midi file input?
This is same base rhythm as clapping music. Riech really putting the minimal in minimalism 🤣🤣🤣
Is it me, or does this have note subtraction?
Where do you find the midi for this?
"What the fuck is a hi hat" I say to myself as I add the drums to my song last because I forgot to earlier
i am a piece of wood
I bet Tool's Eulogy drawns from this...
❤
Is that transversed from a 7/6 to a 5/4 signature? It's barely recognizable without the visualisation - amazing!
+Nikola Oric Pretty cool. I love it :)
7/6 is an actual time signature, but it is really complicated. Look up "irrational meters" 😋
Unless you’ve invented a “6th note”, no, 7/6 is not a real time signature.
William Jeffrey The 6 represents the quarter note triplet. Think of it this way: the bottom 4 in 4/4 is a division of the whole note (meaning the quarter note gets the beat); likewise, the 8 in 6/8 is also a division of the whole note into 8 equal parts (eighth note gets the beat). If you follow that same logic, a 6 in the denominator gives the quarter note triplet the beat. This allows you to do only 2, 4, 5, 7, etc. partials of the triplet before likely switching back to a “normal” time signature. It definitely creates an interesting effect with the rhythm if done correctly! Hope this is informative to you. :)
If you ever needed a demonstration if polyrhythms...
Not sure this is an example of polyrhythms. All of the instruments play in the same time signature (6/4, 4/4, and finally 3/4) but certain instruments are playing the offbeat, giving it a different sound.
An example of a polyrhythm would be playing a 3/4 over a 4/4, or a 7/8 over a 4/4 or something, none of which is present here.
In polyrhythms, the beat only comes together ever few measures or so (12 beats on a 3/4-4/4 polyrhythm, 20 beats on a 5/4-4/4) but this has everything repeating after each bar, with new notes added in once in a while to change the pattern up, but it still sticks to the same signature.
+Andrew Davies Polymeters*
Exactly. These are NOT polyrythms.
Phase shift
😍😍😍😍
3:01
i'm a piece of wood and i love this
From this, it's clear that the purple part is the hardest
have you tabs for this?
africano pollyrhitmia i hear the melodie