Reich, Steve: Eight Lines (1983) 17'
for chamber orchestra
Scoring
2fl(=picc).2cl(=bcl)-2pft-strings(2.2.2.2.0) For performances where the concert hall has a capacity of greater than 200, the fl (but not picc) & cl/bcl must be amplified.
Composer's Notes
Eight Lines is structured in five sections, of which the first and third resemble each other in their moving piano, cello, viola and bass clarinet figures, while the second and fourth sections resemble each other in their longer held tones in the cello. The fifth and final section combines these materials. The transitions between sections is as smooth as possible with some overlapping in the parts so that it is sometimes hard to tell exactly when one section ends and the next begins.
In the first, third and fifth sections there are somewhat longer melodic lines in the flute and/or piccolo. This interest in longer melodic lines composed of shorter patterns strung together has its roots in my earlier music as well as my studies in 1976-77 of the cantillation (chanting) of the Hebrew Scriptures.
Steve Reich
Reproduction Rights
This programme note can be reproduced free of charge in concert programmes with a credit to the composer
Recommended Recording
Bang on a Can / Bradley Lubman
Nonesuch 79481
for chamber orchestra
Scoring
2fl(=picc).2cl(=bcl)-2pft-strings(2.2.2.2.0) For performances where the concert hall has a capacity of greater than 200, the fl (but not picc) & cl/bcl must be amplified.
Composer's Notes
Eight Lines is structured in five sections, of which the first and third resemble each other in their moving piano, cello, viola and bass clarinet figures, while the second and fourth sections resemble each other in their longer held tones in the cello. The fifth and final section combines these materials. The transitions between sections is as smooth as possible with some overlapping in the parts so that it is sometimes hard to tell exactly when one section ends and the next begins.
In the first, third and fifth sections there are somewhat longer melodic lines in the flute and/or piccolo. This interest in longer melodic lines composed of shorter patterns strung together has its roots in my earlier music as well as my studies in 1976-77 of the cantillation (chanting) of the Hebrew Scriptures.
Steve Reich
Reproduction Rights
This programme note can be reproduced free of charge in concert programmes with a credit to the composer
Recommended Recording
Bang on a Can / Bradley Lubman
Nonesuch 79481
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