Name: “Music for 18 Musicians”
Start: 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Zaryadye Hall

Organization

Pianist

Peter Aidu

Mikhail Dubov

Михаил Турпанов

Polina Osetinskaya

Soprano

Maria Grilikhes

Anna Shaverdyan

Kaleria Kovalenko

Alyona Parfenova

Orchestra

Questa Musica

Zaryadye Hall

“Music for 18 Musicians”

Moscow

Russia

Grand Hall

Public

Concert

Approved

Bass

Instrumentalist

Violinist

Cellist

Violist

Flutist

Clarinetist

Guitarist

Organist

Percussionist

hornist

Oboist

Bassoonist

Trumpeter

Contrabassist

Trombonist

Harper

Saxophonist

Harpsichordist

Bassist

Accordionist

Tuba Player

Recorder Player

Lutenist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Mandoline Player

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Violino Piccolo Player

Viola da gamba

Musette de cour Player

Viola Pomposa Player

Archlutenist

Vibraphonist

Cornettist

Viola d’amore Player

Theorbist

Composer

Conductor

Stage director

Librettist

Set designer

Costume designer

Choreographer

Lighting designer

Dancer

Actor

Chorus master

Video designer

Dramaturge

Translator

Sound designer

Repetiteur

Makeup artist

Executive producer

Hairstylist

Other

Stage Manager

Choir

Poet

Vocal coach

Teacher

Photographer

Broadcasting

Illustrator

Writer

Writing and performance

Chorus Director

Wig & Makeup Designer

Orchestra Operations

Extra

Singer

Countertenor

Tenor

Bass-baritone

Baritone

Contralto

Mezzo-soprano

Spoken

Child vocalist

Silent

Alto

Continuo

“Music for 18 Musicians”: Concert Various

One of the iconic oeuvres of the 20th century, “Music for 18 Musicians” written by Steve Reich in 1976, is truly a genre defining piece for minimalism. Bali music culture, and Gamelan in particular, were the inspirations for Reich’s groundbreaking idea. The composer himself confesses, that it indeed was the starting point, but no more. The term “Gamelan” is applied to either traditional Balinese music genre, and a certain type of percussion instruments orchestra. According to Reich, the composers intention was not to recreate the specific sound of Gamelan orchestra, but to grasp the inner structure of the music, and, in a broader sense, to understand a way how music is organized outside of the West European tradition.

“The beauty of … pulsing added-note harmonies and the sustained power and precision of the performance the music's salient features; and instead of the sterile, electronic sound usually associated with minimalism, the music's warm resonance was a welcome change ." (AllMusic)
The piece is based on a cycle of eleven chords. A small piece of music is based on each chord, and the piece returns to the original cycle at the end. Another important factor in the piece is the use of human breath, used in the clarinets and voices, which help structure and bring a pulse to the piece.

“For me, Steve Reich is a hypnosis, a meditation”, musician Andrey Volosovsky, a participant of the concert, says. “In this state, a person deep in his thoughts, thinking, listening, sleeping, can be much more susceptible to the new impulses of this music, to its shifts. Listening to the pieces, you kind of peek into another worlds, while your senses get heightened. So, music of Steve Reich is the simplicity of genius, a striking example of that kind”.

English

“Music for 18 Musicians” by Various, Nuo (2022/2022), Zaryadye Hall, Moscow, Russia

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