2.0.2.0-0.0.0.0-perc(4):2vib/2marimba-2pft-1.1.1.1.0
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Boosey & Hawkes (Hendon Music)
Just before In All Your Ways, I wrote two pieces that set religious texts for voices and ensemble. I relied on the texts for both their syllabic structure and their meaning. For this new piece, I wanted a similar text — even if there were no singers. “In all your ways” is the opening of Proverbs 3:6, and a four-note instrumental ‘setting’ of those words can be heard, now and then, throughout the work.
The piece is divided into four rhythmic sections: sixteenths, eighths, quarters, and triplets. These sections are repeated, more or less in that order, throughout. There are four harmonic sections: three sharps, two flats, five flats, and all naturals. Each signature may be major, minor, or modal. These harmonic sections are similarly repeated. However, the combination of rhythmic values and key signatures sometimes varies from section to section.
In All Your Ways is scored for two flutes, two clarinets, two marimbas, two vibraphones, two pianos, and string quartet. It is 18 minutes in duration.
Steve Reich
April 2026