Steve Reich

Stephen Michael Reich (born October 3, 1936) is an American composer, associated for much of his career with minimalist music.

Quotes

 * I discovered that the most interesting music of all was made by simply lining the loops in unison, and letting them slowly shift out of phase with each other...
 * In: Steve Reich, ‎Paul Hillier (2002) Writings on Music, 1965-2000, p. 20


 * ...in serial music, the series itself is seldom audible... What I'm interested in is a compositional process and a sounding music that are one in the same thing.
 * In: Steve Reich, ‎Paul Hillier (2002) Writings on Music, 1965-2000, p. 35


 * What I don't want to do is to go and buy a bunch of exotic-looking drums and set up an Afrikanische Musik in New York City.
 * In: Steve Reich, ‎Paul Hillier (2002) Writings on Music, 1965-2000, p. 55