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EPISODE · Jun 10, 2026 · 25 MIN

Episode 67 - 2009: Steve Reich, Double Sextet

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In this episode, Dave and Andrew explore Steve Reich's Double Sextet, but can't help but talk about his earlier work. How does this later piece stack up to classics like Music for 18 Musicians? Could we also view this as a lifetime achievement award for a composer whose music would not have been considered for the Pulitzer Prize in the 1970s?      If you'd like more information about Steve Reich, we recommend: Steve Reich, Writings on Music, 1968 - 2000 (Oxford University Press) Steve Reich, Conservations (Hanover) Keith Potter, Four Musical Minimalists: La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Steve Reich, Philip Glass (Cambridge University Press)

In this episode, Dave and Andrew explore Steve Reich's Double Sextet, but can't help but talk about his earlier work. How does this later piece stack up to classics like Music for 18 Musicians? Could we also view this as a lifetime achievement award for a composer whose music would not have been considered for the Pulitzer Prize in the 1970s?      If you'd like more information about Steve Reich, we recommend: Steve Reich, Writings on Music, 1968 - 2000 (Oxford University Press) Steve Reich, Conservations (Hanover) Keith Potter, Four Musical Minimalists: La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Steve Reich, Philip Glass (Cambridge University Press)

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