'Electric Counterpoint' - Steve Reich

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  • 'Electric Counterpoint' - Steve Reich
    • Melody
      • Syncopated melody
      • Resultant melody - new melody produced when different parts play their melodies at the same time
      • Canon of 1 riff
    • Rhythm
      • 3/2
      • Sometimes 12/8
      • Cross rhythms
      • Marked fast
    • Dynamics
      • Consistently quiet
      • Use of fade outs
    • Form
      • Section A Section B  Coda
      • Sections defined by key change and texture
    • Instruments
      • 7 electric guitars
      • 2 bass guitars
      • Solo guitar part
    • Texture
      • Polyphonic
      • Parts gradually build up
      • Fade out at end before coda
      • Coda returns to 4 part canon
    • Harmony
      • Suggested E and C minor
      • Tonal ambiguity

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