STEVE REICH DRUMMING MINIMALIST MASTERPICE ULTRA-RARE ORIG'74 3LP BOX SET w/BOOK

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·       STEVE REICH  - DRUMMING;  MUSIC FOR MALLET INSTRUMENTS, VOICES AND ORGAN;  SIX PIANOS - PERFORMED BY THE COMPOSER, WITH RUSS HARTENBERGER, STEVE CHAMBERS, JAMES PREISS, JAY CLAYTON, JOAN LaBARBARA, BOB BECKER, GLEN VELEZ, TIM FERCHEN, BEN HARMS, JANICE JARRETT, LESLIE SCOTT, CORNELIUS CARDEW  –  ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL 1974 DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON STEREO 3-LP BOX SET # 2740-106  (DRUMMING TAKES UP THE FIRST TWO RECORDS; THE REMAINING TWO WORKS OCCUPY SIDES 5 AND 6 , RESPECTIVELY, ON THE THIRD RECORD)

·       A PRIMITIVE-MODERNA, MINIMALIST STONE CLASSIC AND ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE OF THE GENRE, IF NOT THE VERY PROGENITOR THEREOF.

·       INCLUDES ORIGINAL 20-PAGE ILLUSTRATED PHOTO BOOKLET

·       ORIGINAL GERMAN PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL YELLOW LABEL WITH BLUE 'FLOWER BUNCH' LOGO ON TOP OF THE LABEL AND BROWN PRINT

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST GERMAN PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, 1/2-INCH THICK, STURDY CARDBOARD BOX

·       ORIGINAL LAMINATED COVER

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

·       THE RECORD HAS A 1974 MACHINE DATE STAMP IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX)

·       FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 6.

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Drumming is a piece by minimalist composer Steve Reich, dating from 1970–1971. Reich began composition of the work after a short visit to Africa and observing music and musical ensembles there, especially under the Anlo Ewe master drummer Gideon Alorwoyie in Ghana. His visit was cut short after contracting malaria. K. Robert Schwarz describes the work as "minimalism's first masterpiece."

Phasing

The piece employs Reich's trademark technique of phasing. Phasing is achieved when two players, or one player and a recording, are playing a single repeated pattern in unison, usually on the same kind of instrument. One player changes tempo slightly, while the other remains constant, and eventually the two players are one or several beats out of sync with each other. They may either stay there, or phase further, depending on the piece.

Other techniques

K. Robert Schwarz characterized Drumming as a "transitional" piece between Reich's early, more austere compositions and his later works that use less strict forms and structure. Schwarz has also noted that Reich made use of three new techniques, for him, in this work:

(1) "the process of gradually substituting beats for rests (or rests for beats) within a constantly repeating rhythmic cycle", or "rhythmic construction" and "rhythmic reduction"

(2) combination of instruments of different timbres at the same time

(3) incorporation of human voices in imitation of the sounds of the percussion instruments in the ensemble, including whistling effects

Instrumentation and form

In total, the work requires 9 percussionists. With the additional players, the piece can be performed by 12 or 13 players.

The work falls into four parts, with the following instrumentation used in each:

    Part One: 4 pairs of tuned bongo drums, played with double-ended wooden sticks

    Part Two: 3 marimbas, 2 or 3 female voices

    Part Three: 3 glockenspiels, whistler, and piccolo

    Part Four: complete ensemble

The length of the piece can vary widely, as the number of repeats taken on any given measure is up to the performers. Recordings of the piece span between 55 and 84 minutes.

The entire piece is structured around a single repeated rhythm, one measure of 12/8 long. This rhythm is built up note by note, in the "substitution of beats for rests" technique found in other of Reich's works such as Music for Pieces of Wood, Octet, Music for 18 Musicians, and others. After the rhythm is completely built up, two of the players phase to where they are playing the same pattern one quarter-note apart from each other, and the other bongo players play resulting patterns that can be heard as a result of the combination of the phased patterns.

The rest of the piece continues to use the techniques of beat/rest substitution, phasing, and resultant patterns through its four movements. The transitions consist as follows:

    Movement 2 begins by three marimba players playing exactly the same repeated pattern as the bongo players, fading in while the bongo players fade out.

    Movement 3 begins similarly; three glockenspiel players begin doubling the marimbas (which by now are playing in their upper ranges), fading in while the marimbas fade out.

    Movement 4 begins after movement 3 reduces its texture to one glockenspiel player, playing a single repeated note from the original pattern. Marimba and bongo players join, and build the pattern up again, note by note, until all nine percussionists are playing. The piece ends abruptly, on cue.

Collaborations

Choreographers such as Laura Dean, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, and Ginette Laurin have collaborated on dance performances with Reich on Drumming.

Recordings

    1971 - Gary Burke, Steve Chambers, Ben Harms, Russ Hartenberger, Frank Maefsky, Art Murphy, James Ogden, James Preiss (percussion); Jon Gibson (percussion, piccolo); Steve Reich (percussion, voice, whistling); Jay Clayton, Joan LaBarbara, Judy Sherman (voice) (John Gibson + Multiples 72-750125; a limited edition of 500 signed and numbered copies, released in 1972). Recorded live at The Town Hall, New York.

    1974 - Bob Becker, Cornelius Cardew, Steve Chambers, Tim Ferchen, Ben Harms, Russ Hartenberger, James Preiss, Glen Velez (percussion); Steve Reich (percussion, whistling); Leslie Scott (piccolo); Jay Clayton, Joan LaBarbara (voice) (Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Classics; reissued as part of the 20/21 Echo Series in 2003). Duration 1:24:29.

    1987 - Steve Reich and Musicians (Nonesuch/Elektra 79170; also included on Steve Reich: Works 1965-1995). Duration 56:42.

    2002 - Ictus Ensemble (Cypres CYP5608). Duration 54:49.

    2005 - So Percussion; Eric Lesser (piccolo); Rebecca Armstrong, Jay Clayton (voice) (Cantaloupe Music CA21026). Duration 1:14:02.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW IN WIKIPEDIA.ORG)

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·       CONDITION:

·       RECORDS

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG NEAR MINT. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)            The records come in their poly-lined inner sleeves, which has - apparently with success - shielded the vinyl from the harmful impact of elements over many years!

(c)             The records are pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER (1/2-INCH THICK LAMINATED BOX)

THE BOX IS STRONG NEAR MINT

NO SIGNIFICANT IMPERFECTIONS ON THE BOX:

-        No split seams

-        No ring wear

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No yellowing from aging

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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