In the audio reserves, please listen to the excerpts from Einstein on the Beach, and Reich's Piano Phase, Clapping Music and Electric Counterpoint. Also, please read the following articles:
A short, seminal essay by Reich, "Music as gradual process."
Kyle Gann, "To repeat or not to repeat, that is the question," from American Mavericks.
Roger Sutherland, "Steve Reich," originally in the journal EST #3.
An entertaining history of looping music, The Birth of Loop by Michael Peters.
One of the first American musicological essays on Reich, K. Robert Schwartz, "Steve Reich: Music as gradual process," part 1; part 2. Perspectives of New Music, Vol. 19, No. 1/2. (Autumn, 1980 - Summer, 1981), pp. 373-392; and Vol. 20, No. 1/2. (Autumn, 1981 - Summer, 1982), pp. 225-286.
And a website with a short bio, video, and some interesting Reich links.
On Glass:
Glass' notes on Einstein, Performing Arts Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3. (Winter, 1978), pp. 63-70.
A retrospective article by Tim Page in the Washington Post, "American Composers: Philip Glass" from 1998.
From the interesting website newmusicbox.com, a 2001 interview with Philip Glass by Frank Oteri. (Also with a link to another article by Kyle Gann.)
On Laurie Anderson:
Her official website is extremely well conceived and executed.
"Can You Say Hello?" Laurie Anderson's "United States" Herman Rapaport. Theatre Journal, Vol. 38, No. 3, Performance of Textual History. (Oct., 1986), pp. 339-354.
Laurie Anderson for Dummies. Jon McKenzie. TDR (1988-), Vol. 41, No. 2. (Summer, 1997), pp. 30-50. A more recent appreciation, covering her CD-ROM works from the 90s.
Finally, to warm up for next week, take a look at the following two articles on "the new complexity," from the early 90s.
On Complexity. Richard Toop, Perspectives of New Music, Vol. 31, No. 1. (Winter, 1993), pp. 42-57.
Il Tempo della Figura. Brian Ferneyhough, Perspectives of New Music, Vol. 31, No. 1. (Winter, 1993), pp. 10-19.
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