steve reich "electric counterpoint"

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  • Created on: 09-05-13 21:03
Tonality and Harmony:
theres tonal ambiguity- largely in Em, in section B it changes to Cminor then back to Em
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what structure form is this piece in?
A B coda
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how many strummed guitars PARTS are there?
Three
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how many pre recorded guitars are there?
7 pre recorded
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how many bass's are there?
two bass's
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whats the tempo of this piece? At what point do the two tempos oin together?
alternating between 3/2 and 12/8. The two tempos join together in bar 8 this is called a polymetre.
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what effects are there for texture in this piece?
builds up gradually. 4 part cannon line on the guitars which create a canon effect.
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whats the dynamics of the piece?
not any extreme of dynamics, parts faed out. pretty constant throughout.
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whats the rhythm in the piece?
theres a syncupated rhythm. Rhythmic displacement, part comes in slightly after another EG a qauver afterwards
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