Music

Double Sextet / 2x5 2010

By Steve Reich, eighth blackbird, Bang on a Can

avant-garde, classical 43 min 6 tracks Nonesuch

Double Sextet/2×5 is an album by American minimalist composer Steve Reich. The album consists of two works composed by Reich, Double Sextet and 2×5. Double Sextet, which won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Music, is written for two identical sextets of flute, clarinet, vibraphone, piano, violin and cello. It has been recently quoted as being "among the finest pieces of our time" by The Philadelphia Inquirer. The piece lasts roughly 22 minutes.

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Character

Grave, spare, contemporary and cool.

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Tracks

1Double Sextet: I. Fast8:39
2Double Sextet: II. Slow6:43
3Double Sextet: III. Fast6:56
42x5: I. Fast10:12
52x5: II. Slow3:12
62x5: III. Fast7:08

6 tracks, 43 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Steve Reich, eighth blackbird, Bang on a Can
Label: Nonesuch
Released: September 13, 2010
Type: Album
Format: CD
Country: GB

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