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Music for 18 Musicians is a work of musical minimalism composed by Steve Reich during 1974–1976. Its world premiere was on April 24, 1976, at The Town Hall in New York City. Following this, a recording of the piece was released by ECM New Series in 1978. In his introduction to the score, Reich mentions that although the piece is named Music for 18 Musicians, it is not necessarily advisable to perform the piece with that few players due to the extensive doubling it requires.

Music for 18 Musicians is approximately 55 minutes long. The first sketches were made for it in May 1974 and it was completed in March 1976. Although its steady pulse and rhythmic energy relate to many of my earlier works, its instrumentation, structure and harmony are new. As to instrumentation, Music for 18 Musicians is new in the number and distribution of instruments: violin, cello, 2 clarinets doubling bass clarinet, 4 women's voices, 4 pianos, 3 marimbas, 2 xylophones and metallophone (vibraphone with no motor). All instruments are acoustical

Steve Reich and Musicians, Brooklyn Philharmonic and Chorus, Michael Tilson Thomas – The Desert Music First Movement. Steve Reich and Musicians – Music for 18 Musicians Section IIIA. STEVE REICH and musicians – Double Sextet (Eight Blackbird) - Fast.

If Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians is simply described in terms of its materials and organization - 11 chords followed by 11 pieces built on those chords - then it might seem utterly dry and monotonous. The actual music, though, is far from lackluster. When this recording was released in 1978, the impact on the new music scene was immediate and overwhelming. Anyone who saw potential in minimalism and had hoped for a major breakthrough piece found it here

Steve Reich and Musicians Music for 18 Musicians Section IIIA 03:55. Steve Reich and Musicians Music for 18 Musicians Section VII 04:19. Steve Reich and Musicians Music for 18 Musicians Section II 05:13. Steve Reich and Musicians Music for 18 Musicians Section IV 06:37. Steve Reich and Musicians Music for 18 Musicians Section V 06:48. Steve Reich and Musicians Music for 18 Musicians Section VI 04:54. Steve Reich and Musicians Music for 18 Musicians Section X 01:50. Steve Reich and Musicians Music for 18 Musicians Section IX 05:23

Steve Reich Ensemble. Shem Guibbory Violin. CD 1. Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians. 1. Music for 18 Musicians (Steve Reich) Pulse - Sections I-X - Pulse.