Steve Reich and Musicians - Drumming - Original 1971 Live Recording

Vinyl rip from the original 1972 release of Steve Reich's Drumming, produced by John Gibson and Multiples Inc. in a limited edition of 500 with the printed score included. The recording in question is from the last in a series of four premiere performances of Drumming at various New York locations in late 1971.
Steve Reich and Musicians
Drumming (1971)
Original 1972 Multiples Inc. Recording
Recorded live at Town Hall, New York City, NY
December 16th 1971
Part One - 0:00
Steve Reich - tuned bongo drums and voice
Art Murphy - tuned bongo drums
Steve Chambers - tuned bongo drums
James Preiss - tuned bongo drums
Part Two - 20:30
Steve Reich - marimba
Art Murphy - marimba
Ben Harms - marimba
Frank Maefsky - marimba
James Ogden - marimba
James Preiss - marimba
Jon Gibson - marimba
Russ Hartenberger - marimba
Steve Chambers - marimba
Joan La Barbara - vocals
Jay Clayton - vocals
Judy Sherman - vocals
Part Three - 47:13
Art Murphy - glockenspiel
James Preiss - glockenspiel
Russ Hartenberger - glockenspiel
Steve Chambers - glockenspiel
Steve Reich - voice (whistling)
Jon Gibson - piccolo
Part Four - 1:02:35
Steve Reich - tuned bongo drums
Art Murphy - tuned bongo drums
Steve Chambers - tuned bongo drums
Russ Hartenberger - marimbas
James Ogden - marimbas
Frank Maefsky - marimbas
James Preiss - glockenspiel
Ben Harms - glockenspiel
Gary Burke - glockenspiel
Jon Gibson - piccolo
Joan La Barbara - vocals
Jay Clayton - vocals
Judy Sherman - vocals

[@PugCuber]

I travelled all the way from Houston to Toronto last week for the official 50th anniversary performance of this piece. I was hoping to stage _Drumming_ at my high school this year, seeing as I’m a senior, but things fell flat and on deaf ears, and it just wasn’t meant to be, which is a real shame. Regardless, seeing Nexus perform last week and seeing this piece performed in person were both dreams come true, and I’m super glad _Drumming_ has had such a nice long life. Here’s to its next 50 years.

[@The_G_in_Jesus]

A beautiful pilgrimage for universal art that will outlive us all. What a dream it would be to experience the vibration of Reich's work live. I also once thought to share and perform in a language people didn't understand, music. The masses are deaf to tonality and passion. Rhythm and anything from the soul like that done to advance our civilization will be ignored, denied, and probably shamed. You'll meet one every few years who has more than eyes and ears for this type of thing. They probably will just pass you by. In that moment you'll know you're not alone on that front. You'll have to take that sentiment with you as you grow and carry your same passions from within. Something as magical as getting to see a showing of this, being in the same room as people being both refreshed and enlightened by it, is a memory worth holding beyond most of what comes in life. It's our duty as a tribe of humans to play this inside, it's our god given conscious at work, and I can attest that it's nowhere near our maximum capacity. Keep growing, stay healthy, stay safe, and invest fully for yourself unapologetically. Just being out in the world with your own joy, and being satisfied with it... will gravitate those of the same prerogative to you.

[@EdiDrums]

When considering the music of Steve Reich, please also consider the music of the Indonesian gamelan.

[@togo7022]

open this in multiple browsers!

[@OscarGeronimo]

Underrated comment.

[@pajaf0341]

..., then, slowly adjust tempo in second browser to 101%

[@sagacity7786]

this is insane

[@sadsam3733]

@pajaf0341 You can set the speed of the video by pressing f2 and use the command: *('video').playbackRate=1.001* on the console. Have fun ;)

[@EdiDrums]

Snap, crackle and pop. Reich Krispies.

[@andrewmacgill1704]

This live performance is amazing - 50 years ago! Unbelievable, seems like yesterday.

[@lenulstk5126]

Sublime.

[@greatalbumslog]

This entire piece is amazing. Thank you so much.

[@albertomartinsanchez7580]

One of my favourite recordings of all time, always manages to uplift my mood.

[@arturdzionk3910]

Firstly, thousand thanks, large respect and a low bow to the creator of the channel. It is a great piece of history of the modern music and a great adventure for the listener. And to the Drumming - this is literally a breathtaking performance! For me - the best interpretation of Drumming I have ever heard. A work of genius from the composer and musicians.

[@Tragamin06]

techno before techno

[@tlatsegms]

Amazing✨

[@begliuccellini]

Thank you, this is special

[@manfredschuette8836]

part two gives me gooose bumbs

[@andreaspassens1207]

***** Thanks for the rip! This made my day!

[@bencharles311]

It's easy to underestimate the leap of imagination Reich made for western art music at the time.

[@pedroa.cantero9449]

Drumming fue uno de los vectores de ensoñación en aquel transito de mis treinta años. Durante todo un verano esos tambores me sacaron del sopor de un amor sin horizonte. El verano anterior, Steve Reich buscó en Ghana la compañía del maestro Gideon Alorwoyie, que le enseñaría los secretos de la polirritmia africana. El resultado fue impactante de verdad expresiva. «El drama de Drumming consiste en la transferencia de material fundido de un grupo a otro: las notas aporreadas de los bongos dan paso al sonido fascinante de las marimbas y a continuación al repiqueteo más agudo de los glockenspiels. En la sección final, todos se unen en un coro centelleante, aunque la conclusión sea extraordinariamente abrupta» ( Alex Ross ). Como el ave que alcanza su guarida .

[@manfredschuette8836]

best performance of drumming ever

[@TheKinoEye]

Awesomeness

[@JulienRibotStudio]

Is that Bart Simpson on the right ?

[@jameseckert8590]

HaHaHa - made my day! Making it even more funny is the thought that someone most probably drew it in a serious wonkish state of mind without even realizing what they created.

[@martinsprock8179]

💬🍀

[@lastcontinent]

mesmerizingly intoxicating

[@seanreilly6723]

Sounds like there's some sort of string instrument in part 1 in addition to the instruments listed, no? Listen around 7:30, for example.

[@minimaleffort8780]

That's Steve Reich singing. He's vocalizing improvised rhythmic patterns derived from the changing rhythms of the drums. This feature of Part One was removed in later editions of Drumming.

[@nathangrant1824]

@@minimaleffort8780 wow, interesting. i wonder why he decided to drop it. insufficiently minimal, perhaps. :D

[@GlenTindal]

@@minimaleffort8780 Are you sure that's Reich vocalizing the drums? I know he's whistling with the glockenspiels later in Mvt. 3

[@minimaleffort8780]

@@GlenTindal Absolutely. Video evidence: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5XEqnZ-mshqfq8

[@glennsimmons5473]

Joan la Barbara also vocalized later on.

[@petersmernoff9590]

Minimalist music starts here.

[@bc4315]

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