How to Sound Like Steve Reich

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  • Опубліковано 4 жов 2019
  • How to Sound Like Steve Reich (born October 3, 1936) in celebration of the composer's birthday (a bit belated!). Steve is Reich is a huge inspiration to me and it means a lot to be able to put something like this together.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 634

  • @maztik8r
    @maztik8r 4 роки тому +1071

    "I'm going through a Steve Reich phase"

    • @lilgrin2164
      @lilgrin2164 4 роки тому +68

      i also was some time ago, now i'm out of that phase

    • @NahreSol
      @NahreSol  4 роки тому +49

      😂😂😂

    • @warbirdnut9269
      @warbirdnut9269 4 роки тому +12

      I keep going in and out of phase. Started listening to his stuff when Music for 18 Musicians came out. Keep coming back to him.

    • @stephenqualiana9741
      @stephenqualiana9741 4 роки тому +14

      I'm going through a Steve Reich phase shift.

    • @windman808
      @windman808 4 роки тому +2

      I hope this isn't a phase.

  • @RickBeato
    @RickBeato 4 роки тому +547

    Beautiful tribute and Birthday wish to Steve! It was great to hear clips of him speaking about his own musical concepts and techniques. I’m going to go back and listen to my Different Trains CD which I haven’t heard in years in honor of his birthday. Thanks Nahre!

    • @NahreSol
      @NahreSol  4 роки тому +26

      Thank you Rick!!

    • @laxplanet6046
      @laxplanet6046 4 роки тому +3

      Different trains is the first Steve Reich music I heard, my father used to play it when I was a kid.. It's amazingly powerful and emotive

    • @nebudknedlik7215
      @nebudknedlik7215 4 роки тому

      So funny and random to stumble upon you here, Rick! How about WMtSG - Electric counterpoint, 2x5 or Music for 18 musicians? :) Your fan, Martin

    • @benjaminwoodrowmusic6070
      @benjaminwoodrowmusic6070 3 роки тому +2

      Cool to see you like Reich Rick!

    • @sivaramakrishnanmeenakshis167
      @sivaramakrishnanmeenakshis167 Рік тому +1

      Rick interview Steve!

  • @samplerate
    @samplerate 4 роки тому +386

    Would love to see you do one of these for Philip Glass!

    • @jasonblalock4429
      @jasonblalock4429 4 роки тому +23

      onetwothreefouronetwothreefouronetwothreefourfiveonetwothreefouronetwothreefouronetwothreefouronetwothreefourfivesixonetwothreefouronetwothreefourfiveonetwothreefourfiveonetwothreefourfiveonetwothreefouronetwothreefouronetwothreefourfivesix

    • @charleslambert3368
      @charleslambert3368 4 роки тому +15

      BAKER, 1ST AND 2ND WOMAN: Loaf of bread?
      BAKER: I need bread!
      GLASS, 1ST AND 2ND WOMAN: I know, I know.
      BAKER: I need bread!
      GLASS, 1ST AND 2ND WOMAN: I know. I know.
      BAKER: I need bread!
      GLASS, 1ST AND 2ND WOMAN: I know, I know.
      GLASS: Isn't that a loaf of bread?
      Moving faster and faster through the following speeches.
      2ND WOMAN: Think.
      1ST WOMAN: Philip.
      GLASS: Need.
      BAKER: Help.
      2ND WOMAN: Think.
      1ST WOMAN: Philip.

    • @moreaulerence-ler2531
      @moreaulerence-ler2531 3 роки тому +3

      Philip Glass does the same thing over and over but changes his style like every decade.

  • @tomzecat990
    @tomzecat990 4 роки тому +454

    When "How to Sound Like Nahre Sol"?

    • @israco89
      @israco89 4 роки тому +5

      You do videos about how to sound like other composers

    • @jan_the_man
      @jan_the_man 4 роки тому +11

      Yeah I feel like Nahre has a really personal style

    • @ANCMMX
      @ANCMMX 4 роки тому

      is she a composer?

    • @darashayda1
      @darashayda1 4 роки тому +1

      I agree with the sentiment, I like to sound like Nahre Sol

    • @Kisuke323
      @Kisuke323 3 роки тому

      @@ANCMMX She is

  • @berndadams
    @berndadams 4 роки тому +172

    Pretty spot on Reich impression..

  • @hiZarki
    @hiZarki 4 роки тому +268

    You're the most aesthethic channel ever. Not to mention the mindblowing content. Def on my top three, together with adam and jacob.

    • @NahreSol
      @NahreSol  4 роки тому +15

      🙏 I appreciate it thank you...

    • @thesoundsmith
      @thesoundsmith 4 роки тому +1

      Phil had to move, sore critic was throwing stones at the Glass house...

    • @limpassieredechezpaul9948
      @limpassieredechezpaul9948 4 роки тому

      Edward Candle yeah can’t wait to hear Adam+Jacob+Nahre!

  • @andrewhuang
    @andrewhuang 4 роки тому +94

    👏👏👏

  • @Ohotoho
    @Ohotoho 4 роки тому +65

    I have to admit, I was completely unfamiliar with his music before this video. I am now well in the third consecutive hour of listening to his compositions. I came back here to thank you for this! :)

    • @NahreSol
      @NahreSol  4 роки тому +6

      So awesome!! 😀😀😀

  • @roncolem5790
    @roncolem5790 4 роки тому +57

    I love how she's always challenging herself and the appreciation of other forms of music.(It's weird because i was just listening to Steve Reich:Variations for strings,woodwinds,and keyboards and Electric Counterpoint.

    • @NahreSol
      @NahreSol  4 роки тому +5

      Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

  • @sophiegarcia5
    @sophiegarcia5 Рік тому +4

    I dont think I even classify Reich's music as music anymore. Its art. Just pure works of abstract art.

  • @sisyphusvasilias3943
    @sisyphusvasilias3943 4 роки тому +51

    How do make this "high art" music so easy to appreciate and enjoy Nahre???
    You are such a great communicator.

    • @NahreSol
      @NahreSol  4 роки тому +7

      Thank you so much, I appreciate it 🙏🙏🙏

  • @FabioBadalamentiComposer
    @FabioBadalamentiComposer 4 роки тому +20

    this is the best lesson on minimalist music I've ever heard

  • @technotart
    @technotart 4 роки тому +128

    Happy unbirthday to you

    • @NahreSol
      @NahreSol  4 роки тому +6

      😀

    • @XsmaelTheBest7
      @XsmaelTheBest7 3 роки тому

      Happy birthday unto you
      Happy birthday to unyou
      Unhappy birthday to you

  • @Bati_
    @Bati_ 4 роки тому +40

    This incredibly enchanting work and video essay are so important in so many aspects that I don't know where to start! As a composer, sound scientist, and true iconoclastic Steve Reich has been always representing every part of modernist art and his effect on the music we listen today can never be underestimated. All the movie and game soundtracks, sampling based music, tape loops, art rock, ambient pieces and everything has something from Reich's music and his art has been always new and I think it will keep that freshness forever, maybe people from the future will find it incredibly new and refreshing, too! He's certainly one of the great composers whose creative output has significantly changed the way we understand the nature of music and my life itself has been changed by its influence a lot during many phases! As Anthony Davis said: "The most important contribution you can make to the tradition is to create your own music, create a new music." and Steve Reich has always delved into the hidden parts of the wonder of hearing! To me, he's a brain scientist who knows every unknown functional underpinnings of the brain and can manipulate the sound and composition the way he wants to create transition and impact! Many times, I found myself in a different state of consciousness when I listen to his music... This spirituality, this state of consciousness... I can't thank you enough for introducing all of these groundbreaking artists by staying true to your artistry Nahre! I think as the young generation of the world we need every single enlightenment and understanding and as a great artist and teacher you always try to create this impact by enlightening people's artistic lives! To me, the music of our era is transported by that element that is the general determinant of life and this is change! Everything is changing and you're always willing to be a part of this change by preserving Classical music heritage and this is more than important and influencing! As always, I really love the final piece which at the same time, shows your personality when being reminiscent of Reich's dynamic music! Thank you so much Nahre! The future needs visionary people like you and their iconoclastic works like your original music! 😊👏🧠🙏🎉🤯🚀❤️

    • @NahreSol
      @NahreSol  4 роки тому +2

      Thank you Bati!!!!!

  • @n.e.campmore7337
    @n.e.campmore7337 4 роки тому +19

    The Mr. Rogers clip + piano hands ÷ steve reich = endorphins 🐬

  • @SkylarV5
    @SkylarV5 4 роки тому +5

    When that City Sounds melody came in at 2:46 I immediately remembered 2013 Bluecoats

  • @ThatGuitaristPaisa
    @ThatGuitaristPaisa 4 роки тому

    so, so smart. thanks for being an awesome educator nahre!! i learn so much watching your videos!

  • @omarbrunson1529
    @omarbrunson1529 4 роки тому

    Beautiful. Thank you for sharing this gift.

  • @TheEnabledSecondary
    @TheEnabledSecondary 4 роки тому +29

    I love that you got me into Steven Reich a bit back, I have loved him ever since, hope you're doing well nahre

  • @thomasmcgill6918
    @thomasmcgill6918 4 роки тому

    All of your videos are little movies with beautiful production. Love it and Thank you again.

  • @konitzlee
    @konitzlee 4 роки тому

    Thanks @nahre for having done this video. You made my day

  • @user-ms7sk6ki1p
    @user-ms7sk6ki1p 4 роки тому

    The example at the end - soooooo gooood. great job!

  • @shikaman
    @shikaman 4 роки тому

    Best one so far. Thanks a lot for making this video !

  • @robertsyrett1992
    @robertsyrett1992 4 роки тому +4

    Happy unbirthday to everybody!

  • @JMnyJohns
    @JMnyJohns 4 роки тому

    Nahre, this was really wonderful. Beautiful composition and I'm grateful to you for breaking down the different elements of his compositional style. Most of us probably don't have the background to identify and articulate them so this is a real contribution. Thank you!

  • @samwisegrangee
    @samwisegrangee 4 роки тому +7

    Steve Reich is one of my music heroes, (I wrote almost the entirety of my masters thesis to his Music For 18 Musicians ) and your arrangement is a beautiful tribute to his style. Great channel!

  • @RTKdarling
    @RTKdarling 4 роки тому

    Your videos aren't just a lesson and study of music, but of editing and visual language as well. Watching your channel has given me a better musical vocabulary, which is leading to a deeper appreciation of classical music.Thank you for these gifts, your work is inspiring.

  • @yohan1539
    @yohan1539 3 роки тому +1

    It's so refreshing to see an analysis of some of the lesser known composers that I can really connect with. Thank you!

  • @elliottek5049
    @elliottek5049 4 роки тому

    Beautiful piece, thanks

  • @mikedelferro
    @mikedelferro 4 роки тому

    Fantastic video , made with so much love, so is your UA-cam channel, thank you for who you are.

  • @ronshehebar
    @ronshehebar 4 роки тому

    one of your best so far!

  • @benjaminlonidier9009
    @benjaminlonidier9009 Рік тому

    You did great all around! This was fun.

  • @emilyclaireotto
    @emilyclaireotto 4 роки тому

    I've just fallen in love with your videos. The amount of care you stitch into every aspect of them is just incredible. I love it all!

  • @lyckstolp
    @lyckstolp 4 роки тому +4

    Aah, the sounds are so lovely! Reich really is one of my all time favourite musicians/composers, and it's so great to see one of my favourite UA-camrs make a video about his distinctive sounds! Thank you so much!!

  • @ennokarr
    @ennokarr 8 місяців тому +1

    Really cool arrangement and insight into one of our generations greatest musical thinkers. Thank you for the share.

  • @dudeabides6522
    @dudeabides6522 4 роки тому

    Thank you Nahre!!! Plus I love your Birthday song.

  • @monsthyness4616
    @monsthyness4616 4 роки тому +30

    Brilliant! So musical, and very interesting analytically as well.

  • @mirkarosa1899
    @mirkarosa1899 2 роки тому

    You are a real eye-opener with these videos🙏 thank you SO MUCH!

  • @RasiRon
    @RasiRon Рік тому +1

    Lovely and clear explanation and melodic example

  • @yaire8648
    @yaire8648 4 роки тому

    Thank you Nahre, really enjoy your music explorations!

  • @murimk
    @murimk 4 роки тому

    Absolutely lovely as always!

  • @barbermot
    @barbermot 4 роки тому

    This video opened up a new world for me. Thank you.

  • @joshuaandtheruins8580
    @joshuaandtheruins8580 3 роки тому

    This is so amazingly cool. Thank you for this. I loved your rendition.

  • @netuno60
    @netuno60 4 роки тому

    Good, clear and beautiful! Thank you Nahre Sol.

  • @erikokarisme
    @erikokarisme 2 роки тому

    Your video was listed in the material suggested by our 2nd year university teacher to learn on minimal repetitive music. Learning through your video is a real treat. Thank you so much for having made my homework night a pleasant moment.

  • @AlexaMorales
    @AlexaMorales 4 роки тому

    Your videos are enlightening and inspiring on so many levels. Thank you for blending artistry, virtuosity and authenticity with technology. You give me hope for the future!

  • @ThundardGaming
    @ThundardGaming 2 роки тому

    Thank you! Great video! Inspiring!

  • @PhiloopaBell
    @PhiloopaBell 4 роки тому

    Just discovered your videos 4 in the morning and I have never been so at peace. Thank you for your content.

  • @cattmampbellvideo
    @cattmampbellvideo 4 роки тому

    One of my all time favorites. You did an excellent job!

  • @gehteuchnichtsan7911
    @gehteuchnichtsan7911 Рік тому

    yooo you nailed that Steve Reich style Happy Birthday so perfectly! love it.

  • @mundelator
    @mundelator 3 роки тому

    Beautiful, well done 👏

  • @phomchick
    @phomchick 4 роки тому +1

    This video is simply amazing. You correctly analyze the .elements of Reich’s style, and then you do it. What a marvelous tribute.

  • @PugCuber
    @PugCuber 3 роки тому +2

    this is really well done
    I played Clapping Music on Typewriter with my dad a few years ago and loved it. Since then I’ve absolutely fallen in love with Reich’s Music.

  • @wsegal
    @wsegal 4 роки тому

    Awww, Nahre, I'm always so happy when you release a new video-extra great to see one that also includes Fred Rogers. Thanks for a smile.

  • @justDave3453
    @justDave3453 2 роки тому

    Excellent exposition of Steve’s approach

  • @BettyAlexandriaPride
    @BettyAlexandriaPride 4 роки тому +2

    I'm definitely going to watch this more than once. Very enlightening.

  • @MrRelax3737
    @MrRelax3737 4 роки тому

    As always--------EXCELLENT!! Thank you Nahre, you are a wonderful teacher.

  • @erzloh
    @erzloh 3 роки тому +1

    This is so amazing Nahre, amazing video quality, and your composition at the end is so good!

  • @dmperc
    @dmperc 4 роки тому

    This is perfect! Thank you!

  • @Milesam
    @Milesam 8 місяців тому

    Your videos are wonderful!

  • @the_listamin
    @the_listamin Рік тому

    I had the luck of having a music teacher once give me a CD of Drumming by Steve Reich, changing my life forever. His music essentially taught me how to listen and gave me a ton of inspiration. Now I see why your style connects with me so much.

  • @antoniopola542
    @antoniopola542 Рік тому

    Congratulations, very well done, you really captured the Reich's mood

  • @michaelgaviria9895
    @michaelgaviria9895 4 роки тому

    I just love every video you do, seriously... Youre always giving me a reason to keep on learning more and more of what i love.

    • @NahreSol
      @NahreSol  4 роки тому

      Thank you so much!! So happy to read that...

  • @ElectroMagnetic_AmbientMusic
    @ElectroMagnetic_AmbientMusic Місяць тому

    very inspiring. thank you!

  • @Claire-ing
    @Claire-ing 4 роки тому

    Thank you for sharing this celebration of life.

  • @joacodr
    @joacodr 4 роки тому

    Amazing video, as always and a great rendition of Happy Birthday- pleasant to the eyes and ears . Thanks

  • @mimisaiko
    @mimisaiko 4 роки тому

    always love the video you curate to edit in the video

  • @sambasian
    @sambasian 4 роки тому

    Thanks so much for the time spent on this lovely explanatory homage to Steve Reich. I’m always floored by the spectacularly tasteful audio/visual synergy of your content.

  • @bouillonculte3951
    @bouillonculte3951 4 роки тому

    Happy unbirthday to you too, Nahre. Really great and touching piece. I love it !

  • @ritiittiii9344
    @ritiittiii9344 4 роки тому

    always composing wonders nahre

  • @Lucas-uk4gg
    @Lucas-uk4gg 4 роки тому

    nice composition at the end! great!

  • @Digital_Turtle_
    @Digital_Turtle_ 4 роки тому

    I really LOVE this series! Your work inspires me everyday Nahre!

  • @patidta3957
    @patidta3957 3 роки тому

    This is nice❤️ thank you for making this!

  • @cjstevensonmusic1642
    @cjstevensonmusic1642 4 роки тому

    Pretty incredible! great video!

  • @Abbaddonna
    @Abbaddonna 4 роки тому

    I love you, Nahre Sol. You're amazing.

  • @AsteroidTVGaming
    @AsteroidTVGaming 4 роки тому

    omg that was insanely good! got shivers at your composition

  • @seumemel
    @seumemel 4 роки тому

    This music is absurdly strong! Thank you, Nahre, for bring that to us all!

  • @RiseUpYall
    @RiseUpYall 4 роки тому

    His music is so beautiful! Thank you for this video!

  • @maxmakesfilms69
    @maxmakesfilms69 4 роки тому +3

    Thanks for making the videos that you do! I really love how your perspectives on various genres and composers really break down the methodology and theory of these composers or styles into something quite relatable and easy to grasp.
    I wish I had the practical prowess to actually play some of the pieces you've made but, at least I can appreciate the music and where it's coming from :)

  • @ian8507
    @ian8507 4 роки тому

    thanks for the video. it was actually really helpful because I'm attempting to making a song describing different sounds outside, and this was just the video that understood what I was trying to make. thanks :)

  • @garaughty
    @garaughty 4 роки тому +2

    As always... brilliant work and insights Nahre !

  • @davidsummerville351
    @davidsummerville351 4 роки тому

    Very cool stuff. Thanks

  • @SilentNote
    @SilentNote 4 роки тому +1

    NAHRE SOL !!! That's CINEMATIC!!! I LOVE IT !!! I could even recognise some "fragments of the Happy Birthday main theme" there !!! WELL DONE !!!

  • @weave_of_k
    @weave_of_k 2 роки тому

    beautifully tutorial!!

  • @educastelito
    @educastelito 4 роки тому

    Thank you for educating me on Steve Reich. First time I heard him was on a Ann Marie De Kiemaker performance, I felt entranced by his compositions. Love your videos Nahre!

  • @victor29rc
    @victor29rc 4 роки тому

    Amazing video! Again!

  • @blocktockblock6329
    @blocktockblock6329 4 роки тому

    excellent composition!

  • @chrisnewman9693
    @chrisnewman9693 4 роки тому

    Beautiful!!

  • @paultringali4099
    @paultringali4099 4 роки тому

    Another interesting subject, great channel and great content...

  • @johnwade7430
    @johnwade7430 Рік тому

    Lovely Birthday piece.

  • @yavuzyuksel6599
    @yavuzyuksel6599 4 роки тому

    Wow, that was was actually pretty emotional. Great job Nahre

  • @dopplerfox
    @dopplerfox 9 місяців тому

    Your composition at the end blows my mind! I'm a huge fan of Reich; he's made a huge impact on the way I like to compose my music, but your ability to create in his style is impossibly brilliant.

  • @Industrialist4Tech
    @Industrialist4Tech 3 місяці тому

    Beautiful und literal moving explanation. It really shows that Steve Reich is still timeless in 2024...

  • @delgado79
    @delgado79 4 роки тому

    Loved it!

  • @TeganKosterProject
    @TeganKosterProject Рік тому

    Love this thanks x

  • @MehrdadEmadi
    @MehrdadEmadi 4 роки тому

    great work as always , thank u .✨

  • @clayjohnson2618
    @clayjohnson2618 4 роки тому +6

    This guy is like my favorite modern composer

  • @darashayda1
    @darashayda1 4 роки тому

    Hello Ms. Sol, your piano and keyboard style and clarity is far beyond anyone else! I for one do not care about how to sound like some other guy. What makes your BRAND a unique is that your piano is unique and it is YOU, and it is one of the best. I hope I was not inappropriate in my language.

  • @AngleIron426
    @AngleIron426 4 роки тому +3

    This was lovely. Thank you.
    I saw Steve Reich and his ensemble perform once. At one point there was a problem with the sound system and after some discussion on stage Mr. Reich spoke to the audience with just his voice moving the air. He announced that given the absence of amplification they would perform a composition using wood blocks. They proceeded to fill the auditorium with the phasing poly-rhythms that you beautifully demonstrate. A local reviewer described the work as sounding like a "chorus of creepers." It was really good.

    • @TheLuckySpades
      @TheLuckySpades 4 роки тому

      Was it music for pieces of wood? I really like that piece

  • @Digithalis
    @Digithalis 4 роки тому +5

    All of your videos are so great dear nahre, thank you for sharing :-)