No musical work has had a more profound impact on my life than The Desert Music. I bought a cassette of it in 1990 after by chance seeing it in a music store shortly after discovering Steve Reich at college - and I wore it almost to the point of erasure in just 18 months before investing in a CD. It altered the way I compose music and those that most exhibit its influence are among what I consider my best work.
I also discovered Steve Reich in school. A music teacher made us listen to "Music for 18 Musicians". Bold move, I think, but I'm still grateful he did that!
this is an incredible piece of music. one of the things that makes it incredible is its relentlessness, its ceaselessness. it rarely if ever stops to take a breath. there's never a break in the momentum. it's like a never ending rhythmic jam. like a hypnotic chant or prayer. and i can tell all done without electronic manipulation or studio effects. vocally, it sounds quite challenging. the overall effect is one of purity, intensity, and strength; a powerful and spellbinding magic results.
I think it's a masterpiece. I'm almost in tears when the final movement sings about the light. I think Reich and Williams are really trying to get us to think here . . PS if you're interested you might want to read more about William Carlos Williams too. Interesting . .
about 34:50 "Brrrriiiiiiiinnng me myyyyy frooooogg!!! Bring iiit . Bring iiit. " ~ 35:20 Frog -- yo-ooou -- ca-aaan't -- nooooot ........ For you -- can -- not "
Thank you Steve Reich. You were one of the first and for the very best at unlocking the power of repetition and additive processes to induce deep states in the listener. Your music has made me a better person, and the world a better place.
Yes, of course, but I think it's because Tehillim is a more intimate piece, while The Desert Music is such an epic piece, really an odyssey, and a piece that takes you on a journey. Listeners are lifted off their feet!
The only way I can describe the hallelujah chorus of Tehillim is propulsive. Every single time I listen to it, from the very first time I heard it, it both makes me well up and makes me want to run around it gets me so energised. Unparalleled.
What a Gem! I found this by accident and remembered how much I loved Desert Music, I like many wore out the cassette of it that I had by playing over and over and over again. And now, I have been gifted by Tehillim! Sheer auditory joy! Thank you to Steve Reich and all the incredible musicians who make our world magical.
Hallelujah ! This is for Christians and Jews alike - no need to say more. And then - the desert: "Imagine a plain and yourself running, just running". This was what Reich himself felt when he listened to the fast parts. I neary cried when I read this, for I like it fast, and I like running, and running. And then William Carlos Williams ...
I sang Desert Music with the U.C. Chamber Chorus under John Kendall Bailey several years ago. Still one of my favorites and listen occasionally to the recording made then. Thanks for sending this reminder.
Tehillim offers a rich exploration of texture and dense counterpoint. Reich creates mysterious and ecstatic walls of sound. Great recording of the desert music as well, thank you.
Listened to The Desert Music on a cassette deck in my car while driving from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon to the North Rim - must have been 28 years ago...it's just as powerful today....
Simon Moore Still, Michael Tilson Thomas' conducting is more dense, which, to my mind, comes nearer the "dramatic" what the "desert theme" is about. Do you see what I mean? ( I'm no native English speaking). As to the diction - you may be right, I'm not the one to judge this properly ...
Stoll Silwe Yes I agree that MTT and Edo de Wart are great conductors for Reich's Music and the orchestral impact is more dramatic but it's good to hear Emily Dickinson's verses uttered more clearly.
Great! I was thinking .. how can it be, that I know exactly what you're talking about? I own the record "The Wound Dresser" by Adams, in addition to many of Reich's records and CDs. Grüße aus Deutschland !
I had thought that over many listenings and many years, I had firmly established Music for 18 Musicians as my favorite Reich piece. Wrong again! (happily) :-)
I used to say I loathed this version of desert music but I have been swayed. Desert music is a stand alone piece. Its awe inspiring! Is there anything that even resembles it besides Harmonium?
This is a great performance of "The Desert Music". Very zesty and makes me think about the piece in a different way from the classic "Steve Reich and Musicians" performance from decades ago. I first heard "The Desert Music" by chance in a BBC Proms broadcast in the late 1980s and I remember it captivated me like no other music I had heard before. An amazing piece quite apart from the performance!
Alarm Will Sound has out-definitive'd the definitive recordings of these pieces, the ones made by Reich and his ensemble. I'm pretty sure Reich himself has said this.
Sorry, but for me all Tempi of The Desert Music are too fast. The duration is originally 47’. Pierson’s Version is 43’ That’s substantial and the atmosphere of each movement is not represented with always too fast tempi. Please here the original version with MTT as conductor. Much more convincing and the perfect tempi!!
The Desert Music is scored for such a big orchestra. But I feel like he doesn't bring out interesting timbres enough. It's too homogeneous. The big orchestra kind of seems like a waste.
I can listen to Tehillim 10 times in a row without getting tired... more and more bliss...
Tehillim changed my life, 1:50 one of the most beautiful chord progression of our solar system~~~
thanks for the warning I’m at 1:40
I’m still here. I hope whatever lead you here. That whatever you’re going through. Keep going!
No musical work has had a more profound impact on my life than The Desert Music. I bought a cassette of it in 1990 after by chance seeing it in a music store shortly after discovering Steve Reich at college - and I wore it almost to the point of erasure in just 18 months before investing in a CD. It altered the way I compose music and those that most exhibit its influence are among what I consider my best work.
Im in 7th grade band and heard this in 6th grade band loved it
I also discovered Steve Reich in school. A music teacher made us listen to "Music for 18 Musicians". Bold move, I think, but I'm still grateful he did that!
this is an incredible piece of music. one of the things that makes it incredible is its relentlessness, its ceaselessness. it rarely if ever stops to take a breath. there's never a
break in the momentum. it's like a never ending rhythmic jam. like a
hypnotic chant or prayer. and i can tell all done without electronic manipulation or studio effects. vocally, it sounds quite challenging. the overall effect is one of purity, intensity, and strength; a powerful and spellbinding magic results.
sounds maybe like you were raised on pop and dance ?
I love all of Steve Reich's works. John Adams varies more rhythmically,
Reich is more monotonous, mantric.
I think it's a masterpiece. I'm almost in tears when the final movement sings about the light. I think Reich and Williams are really trying to get us to think here . . PS if you're interested you might want to read more about William Carlos Williams too. Interesting . .
about 34:50 "Brrrriiiiiiiinnng me myyyyy frooooogg!!!
Bring iiit . Bring iiit. "
~ 35:20
Frog -- yo-ooou -- ca-aaan't -- nooooot ........
For you -- can -- not "
hahaha
eh close enough. I thought it was "OOOOOOOOOHEEEEEEEE GWAAAZAAAND"
@@lipamanka I thought it said bring me boyfriend hahahahah
excellent. also a bit later "for you cannot...FUCK YOU cannot..."
Thank you Steve Reich. You were one of the first and for the very best at unlocking the power of repetition and additive processes to induce deep states in the listener. Your music has made me a better person, and the world a better place.
yes indeed. thank you for this comment!
The Desert Music begins at 30:57
+Richard Marston ayeeeeee
don't worry that's completely normal
I love Tehillim because it's so different from most Reich yet preserves his spirit
What's with all the people here for Desert Music? What about Tehillim? Show some love for that one too!
Yes, of course, but I think it's because Tehillim is a more intimate piece, while The Desert Music is such an epic piece, really an odyssey, and a piece that takes you on a journey. Listeners are lifted off their feet!
I really love Tehillim. Have done for roughly forty years.
The only way I can describe the hallelujah chorus of Tehillim is propulsive. Every single time I listen to it, from the very first time I heard it, it both makes me well up and makes me want to run around it gets me so energised. Unparalleled.
What a Gem! I found this by accident and remembered how much I loved Desert Music, I like many wore out the cassette of it that I had by playing over and over and over again. And now, I have been gifted by Tehillim! Sheer auditory joy! Thank you to Steve Reich and all the incredible musicians who make our world magical.
Hallelujah !
This is for Christians and Jews alike - no need to say more.
And then - the desert: "Imagine a plain and yourself running, just running". This was what Reich himself felt when he listened to the fast parts. I neary cried when I read this, for I like it fast, and I like running, and running. And then William Carlos Williams ...
and any other inhaling :)
I sang Desert Music with the U.C. Chamber Chorus under John Kendall Bailey several years ago. Still one of my favorites and listen occasionally to the recording made then. Thanks for sending this reminder.
Tehillim offers a rich exploration of texture and dense counterpoint. Reich creates mysterious and ecstatic walls of sound. Great recording of the desert music as well, thank you.
Listened to The Desert Music on a cassette deck in my car while driving from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon to the North Rim - must have been 28 years ago...it's just as powerful today....
Oh yeah. The ultimate road trip music...
Desert Music: what can compare in it's beauty!? Breath taking.
The second movement of Tehillim is simply magical.
The vocalists on this recording are so much better than on some of the other versions here on UA-cam!
Great to hear the 'chamber version' of the Desert Music; it works well and the diction is clearer.
Simon Moore Still, Michael Tilson Thomas' conducting is more dense, which, to my mind, comes nearer the "dramatic" what the "desert theme" is about. Do you see what I mean? ( I'm no native English speaking). As to the diction - you may be right, I'm not the one to judge this properly ...
Stoll Silwe Yes I agree that MTT and Edo de Wart are great conductors for Reich's Music and the orchestral impact is more dramatic but it's good to hear Emily Dickinson's verses uttered more clearly.
Simon Moore I've just been looking at my old record. The verses are by Wiliam Carlos Williams
Stoll Silwe Aha, got it wrong! Many thanks, I was confusing the librettist with John Adams' Harmonium, although the first part (of that) is by Donne.!
Great! I was thinking .. how can it be, that I know exactly what you're talking about? I own the record "The Wound Dresser" by Adams, in addition to many of Reich's records and CDs. Grüße aus Deutschland !
Björk brought me here.
Amazing music!
Ya somos dos :)
How?? Did she use some of this, or did she mention it in an interview? I'm listening to this for the first time and am hypnotised!
@@magdeleenvaneersel7315 she mentioned it in an interview
@@sayakhalder8601 Oooh! Link?
@@magdeleenvaneersel7315 www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/music/2015/feb/15/bjork-delta-archives-alex-ross
Unbelievable, this music came from another dimension
Look how bright and shine is our soul, now that is clean
I had thought that over many listenings and many years, I had firmly established Music for 18 Musicians as my favorite Reich piece. Wrong again! (happily) :-)
Love Reich and all minimalist composers! :)
I claim personal responsibility for about 5000 of the views.
+John Richard Ahern That is a very great responsibility indeed!
+John Richard Ahern ...and jolly well done. A great contribution to our mutual joy of life.
Check your rear view mirror 'cause here I come.
I may have done 2 by day for the last 5 years indeed 😂
5×2 =365 😂=> 3650 you beat me 😂😂
omg, same 😂.
36:30 is fantastic!
It gives me chills and that good feeling o it amazing music can provide. It’s like an audio drug that releases happy hormones.
Desert Music reminds me of Dominic Argento's Walden Pond, just a gorgeous tone poem
I used to say I loathed this version of desert music but I have been swayed. Desert music is a stand alone piece. Its awe inspiring! Is there anything that even resembles it besides Harmonium?
thanks so much for posting!
この音楽で買え無いものは、１つだけ天国への階段だけだった。
This is a great performance of "The Desert Music". Very zesty and makes me think about the piece in a different way from the classic "Steve Reich and Musicians" performance from decades ago.
I first heard "The Desert Music" by chance in a BBC Proms broadcast in the late 1980s and I remember it captivated me like no other music I had heard before. An amazing piece quite apart from the performance!
leave this guy alone!! Reich is Jew Orthodox btw. Respect it.
Irina Nenartovich Who said I didn't respect his Judaism? :)
+Turn to Jesus Christ as Lord! sorry I did not notice it is you name. I thought you are preaching. Please forgive me!!!
Sometimes I wish to listen to this with someone who can appreaciate this music.
But now I have myself.
I love this music and ready to listen it hundreds times! the best!!! You are not listening alone.
I wish I can listen with someone that appreciates it as well..
Alarm Will Sound has out-definitive'd the definitive recordings of these pieces, the ones made by Reich and his ensemble. I'm pretty sure Reich himself has said this.
あらゆる金脈に繋がって、いる存在意義の音楽。
it's great to have access to this
what a wonderful rendition of Tehillim. Who are the vocalists? Their nimble and pellucid voices carry it perfectly.
原始文明からアンドロメダ星雲に至る全ての道のりを象徴する音楽。
Sublime
Παντα ρει!
06:47 - 17.06
21:51
33:36
39:23
oh how love all of this
クレオパトラからマリリンモンローに至る全ての美の道が買える黄金の音楽。
thnx...
wonderfull, a ever.....
Muito lindo.
All stuff is this music in this earth.
Desert Music - ua-cam.com/video/fiaTvR9sFX8/v-deo.htmlm53s
15:47
全ての富が、この音楽だった。
Sorry, but for me all Tempi of The Desert Music are too fast. The duration is originally 47’. Pierson’s Version is 43’
That’s substantial and the atmosphere of each movement is not represented with always too fast tempi. Please here the original version with MTT as conductor. Much more convincing and the perfect tempi!!
I know of no other piece that combines the holy and the erotic with such power.
Hasyamayim mesapriem Kavood el... Kail a name of God?
Who sings and conducts?
What language are the singing in?
Hebrew.
"Tehillim" means Psalms. The lyrics are verses from that book of the Bible.
This is from a Hebrew text. I can't believe it's not Irish!
ohhhhhhhh...if you only knew the strong,real, truthful connection....grinz We have Joseph of ARAMATHIA and those before him to thank.
Wait til you realize that the Irish and other Europeans are the true descendants of the Bible
確かに三重は、私幸一を神だと思った筈。
All the ad breaks ruin this
this is becoming a meme .....
as ever...
ua-cam.com/video/fiaTvR9sFX8/v-deo.htmlm53s for the desert music
1:13:20
地球上のあらゆる黄金伝説。
The Rise and Decline of the Steve Reich!!! Jajajaja
The Desert Music is scored for such a big orchestra. But I feel like he doesn't bring out interesting timbres enough. It's too homogeneous. The big orchestra kind of seems like a waste.
So you mean that this chamber setting is better suited for this piece?
WHO ELSE IS HERE FROM AJK
AJK?
honestly hate it
No big loss, dude.
Is there anything by Steve Reich or in minimalist music that you like?