Steve Reich on Composing "It's Gonna Rain"

[@qqw743]

The most interesting thing to me is the way that the two loops, when out of phase, effectively create sounds that are new: blips, chirps hums that the human ear hears when two particular sounds come together. In the piece these keep changing in nature as the phase cycles

[@Mister_E_or_Mystery]

Wow, I've been teaching this piece for sooo long! Great to hear the words straight from the Maestro's thoughts! Awesome!

[@OsagieGuobadia]

I never knew this until now. I mean when I listen to someone saying "It's Gonna Rain", does this mean that this must be a remix sequential morse code for the world is ending or just a tape looping on what does this word say? : 0 At one tape looping, I heard "It's gonna rain". At one tape looping, the second time, I heard "It's goes Lit!" At one tape looping the third time, I heard "This old's lit" At one tape looping the fourth time, "It goes Lit!" At one tape looping the fifth time, "This dog's lit" At one tape looping the six time, "It's Goes Lit" At one tape looping the seventh time, "This goes lit" AND at one tape looping, the eight time. "It's gone-a rain!" NO MUSIC. MY REACTION: What the heck, did I just listen to? : 0

[@ojodesierto]

Gracias!!!!!!!

[@adrianstrickland7600]

the purpose of poetry is to bait the God of commentary... the purpose of music is to transcend Him