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Sep 10, 2010 · The venerable composer might be returning the favor with “2x5,” a composition that sounds like Reich filtered through rock bands influenced by Reich. The piece is written for a classic-rock lineup: two electric guitars, piano, electric bass, and drums, but that grouping is doubled.
Double Sextet was commissioned by Eighth Blackbird. 2x5 was commissioned by the Manchester International Festival in association with Casa da Música (Porto). Double Sextet: Recorded August 27-28, 2009, at WFMT Studio, Chicago, IL. Mixed at John Kilgore Sound & Recording, New York, NY.
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Double Sextet and 2×5 were released by Nonesuch on September 14, 2010. Double Sextet won the Pulitzer Prize for music in 2009 and is performed by Eighth Blackbird. 2×5 is scored for electric guitars, electric basses, drum kits & pianos and is performed by Bang on a Can.
Sep 14, 2010 · Steve Reich: Double Sextet; 2x5 by Eighth Blackbird, Bang on a Can released in 2010. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at A...
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The Wall Street Journal: ‘Double Sextet, an irresistible 22 minute workout won Mr. Reich a long-overdue Pulitzer Prize’. Both pieces will be performed live with an expanded Eighth Blackbird & Friends and Bang on a Can & Friends at Carnegie Hall on April 30, 2011.
Sep 6, 2010 · The composer's innovations have been distilled and polished to a new, compelling sheen in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Double Sextet and the new, rock-inflected 2x5.
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Double Sextet; 2x5, a classical music Album by Eighth Blackbird / Bang on a Can. Released 14 September 2010 on Nonesuch (catalog no. n/a; Digital File). Genres: Minimalism, Chamber Music. Rated #717 in the best albums of 2010.
