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Steve Reich - Piano Phase
Composed by Steve Riech (in 1967)
Played by Peter Aidu (1 musician 2 pianos)
Reich's phasing works generally have two identical lines of music, which begin by playing synchronously, but slowly become out of phase with one another when one of them slightly speeds up.
More info on the Peter Aidu Performance + download the 22min piece
Wikipedia on Steve Riech's Piano Phase
Found via SuperColossal
Why do it with two pianos,
Why do it with two pianos, if you can do it with one?
because he is playing the
because he is playing the same exact notes at the same time on each piano, but slowly offsetting them throughout the piece.
not that impressive....
not that impressive....
Amazing. Why do I leave
Amazing. Why do I leave comments? Who cares what I have to say? I mean honestly.
This was originally created
This was originally created from 2 tape loops of the same track. Both played simultaneously but one just slightly faster than the other so they will eventually play out of sync, then eventually in sync again. IMO this takes a VERY skilled musician to be able to play it live!
Love Riech and love the
Love Riech and love the concept. Yay music.
So beautiful. While many I'm
So beautiful. While many I'm sure would find it repetitive, the essence of phasing is within the subtle note changes and evolution as the two sounds merge and dance together. Absolutely beautiful, well done.
As someone who has performed
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