Steve Reich • Clapping Music

GVSU New Music Ensemble performs Steve Reich classic work.

[@Jtking3000]

I like how the audience tried to one up them.

[@fnsstudios4710]

Hehe lol 😂

[@aaydinturk]

lol

[@gutozimiani]

The crowd at the end applauded like they were being judged.

[@RPS3000]

+Augusto Zimiani : )))

[@ilablack7946]

LOL

[@Timeyy]

>clapping before clapping >clapping while clapping >clapping after clapping truly, American culture is amazing

[@GiantChickenTV]

i like the bit where they clapped

[@bubbaj98]

GiantChickenTV The audience or the performers?

[@DaFlyingMusubi808]

y e s

[@sirmustapha]

Imagine rehearsing that? "No, no, you did an extra clap there. Let's try this again, from measure 42."

[@adambe1126]

I have rehearsed it and it was a nightmare. We ended up playing off scrolling sheet music from a tablet because it was the only way we could manage it

[@musicfanBRA]

Ha! Finally an instrument I can play!

[@boomerangsruckflug8513]

musicfanBRA seriously?

[@badcornflakes6374]

@@boomerangsruckflug8513 percussion

[@jhonlawrencebulosan741]

When the went "Clap" I felt that

[@piliage]

I've performed it quite a few times in a duo. It's a very lonely feeling, nowhere to hide. Both players start in unison in a meter of 6 (written in 12, easier to think in 6), One player 'shifts' an 1/8th note each change, the other stays steady. On the 12th change, you end up back in unison, at least in theory :-) The most rhythmic dissonance is on the 11th pattern, only one 1/8th a part. The temptation to move is brutal. The arrival back to unison is like emerging from the clouds on a plane.

[@Joshurami]

I like how everyone in this comment section are experts in Minimalistic and contemporary works.

[@Thyinternet]

disappointed the applause wasnt each member of the audience abruptly making arythmic noise on a random musical instrument

[@drexmcl0ud626]

I disagree ( idc if u dont see my message , urs is 4 yrs ago )

[@Thyinternet]

@@drexmcl0ud626 I disagree with all disagreements t

[@drexmcl0ud626]

@@Thyinternet oh haha

[@drexmcl0ud626]

I didn’t know u would see the reply after 4 yrs :)

[@yousnasserous]

This clapping ensemble's performance starts and ends with the audience clapping. So basically, everybody in attendance clapped, except for the "conductor"! hahaha

[@JoseSanchez-cl5sx]

Give me a break. THIS IS A GREAT PIECE OF ART! Reich is a Genius!. Get it it's minimalistic experimental music, take a look at hi s other works, they opened a whole different world of music to me.

[@Hans2k4ever]

so americans clap after clapping?

[@alexanderlohmann4675]

Hans2k4ever its an infinity paradox

[@winglessweirdo]

@@alexanderlohmann4675 once you start clapping you never stop, only the time between each clap is different.

[@dhu2056]

@@winglessweirdo One day you will clap for the last time

[@SaxandRelax]

they should sing

[@sorrychangedmyusername3594]

Bruh momentumite

[@Trip1443]

My hands are so raw right now from clapping all day. Once I saw this song, I knew it was my American patriotic duty to clap even harder. The neighbors joined in and even my dog is clapping his paws! GAWD BHLES AMERUKA AND MUH FREEDOMS

[@Livvylou1990]

This is blooming amazing !!!!

[@logonazo]

sounds like Flamenco music,...beautiful

[@hedonicmusic]

It's fun to hear the clapping of the audience at the end, lol. Love this piece, love reich.

[@thestarsprism]

The entire video from the opening applause to the end cheer is pure clapping.

[@Toyboy789]

mesmerising! something so simple can be (at the same time) so complex!

[@pietka70]

Amazing!love it

[@laurettadelmar2781]

This is so memorising and satisfying to listen to. This is my favourite Steve Reich piece of music. How he figured out the timing and composition I'll never know. I'd love to make my own for my artwork

[@dogbandit]

Brilliant rendition. Kudos.

[@qwertyalienqwerty]

Lol, love the guy that goes "Woo!" at the end.

[@markrudziak2116]

I love these comments. One really can't hear from enough philistines these days.

[@user-ti3oi2db1p]

Hell of a good 🐼

[@thecakedoesntlie]

の子ちゃん ikr it's amazing !! But still it's really cool and I can actually do that, too. Feel the music guys ~ ^^

[@user-oo4yp7ub3o]

の子ちゃん のこさんヽ( ﾟ ヮﾟ )ノ

[@badcornflakes6374]

Hella good*

[@Vinvolve]

I'm going to see him this month and when the concert finishes I am going to clap like this

[@saxophone1018]

hes a good teacher..because of him is that i styarted to get into minimalism and the contemporary sound...this is one of my favorite pieces from steve reich..

[@Nndggdcgc]

this should be my new ringtone!

[@dariotalamoni3859]

Love this music! Córdoba Argentina.

[@Rhombix0]

Jesus, that is a great rhythm! I could shift to that all day.

[@cakibell4723]

this music make me go yes good

[@BaliPraia]

so cool!

[@12monkey001]

wow amazing good!!

[@gd303uk]

i have watched Reich do this with just himself and another person , when there is only 2 it is easier to see the paterns and be amazed and how complex a simple repeated patern of claps can be, youtube hasnt done this justice, the sound quality is not good enough, but it is stil amazing.

[@HomegirlOfJezu]

Thanks you!

[@bwebs25]

love this!

[@cassax]

I performed this piece when I was getting my music degree. The 1st player and I stood back to back. We each made a 1/8 turn each time the pattern changed. It was the most terrified I've ever been on stage! This piece is much more difficult than it looks.

[@KevinToine]

i love the chorus!

[@TheKierensaysmaybe]

Transformative, living, breathing, organic motion is at play here. Such forms transcend mere music and become art.

[@Louisrulesoutloud]

I am a writer and Glass has been the frontbone of the few pieces I am working on. Currently I write many plays and every hour I listen to this song over and over again. Chilling and full of emotion; this piece helps me envision the scenes I am writing more elaborately. Thanks for posting this song! I love Glass! The allegro and adiago work naturally and really help give a sad but ponient atmosphere to the piece, while also keeping it original and fast moving, giving you a flurry f emotions

[@hmoy24677]

Great job! this is no easy piece.

[@tubalooney]

Cooool idea!!!

[@HyperHardHead]

i like the "WHOO!" at the end lol XD way to kill the mood XD

[@zebraluvLaura]

A MAGNIFICENT OFFERING; OBSERVED+OBSERVER WITH ONE MIND;

[@glurgle]

100% agree that this works better with fewer performers. This group makes it into "Clapping Phase". As an aside, the pattern is super simple and a great way to kill time with a friend while waiting around for a bus or something.

[@maizplays8533]

I have to listen to this and memorize my part for music lessons at school xD HELP MEH PLZ

[@charlottelucy4128]

at least you don't have to write an essay as I do

[@alexanderlohmann4675]

maizplays I have an hour to figure this one out today and I'm not even a drummer

[@evenklein9466]

Quelle magnifique mélodieuse 👍

[@PeterMetzger]

We did this piece in percussion ensemble at my school a couple of years ago, and as I recall, our conductor set the tempo for us and got us started, and then left as we continued and finished the piece. There is no change in tempo (ideally, lol) in either part; rather, the change in rhythms occurs when the second part shifts forward (later) by one half beat every few bars (can't remember if it was 4 or 8). Having the conductor remain throughout the piece may be useful but it is not necessary.

[@dorfischer]

nicely done!

[@dagadbm]

im gonna have to play this

[@AXELkh2ismine]

we had to perform this in school ! it was hard at half that pace!!!!

[@CasinoAM]

I LIKE!

[@sophievaxelaire1731]

Impressionnant et stylé

[@falstocat]

the beauty doesn't lie in the subject but only in the subjective mind

[@SpudCommonTater]

The phrase "tap dancing for hands" comes to mind. This work contains the same sort of rhythmic, percussive, driving force of tap, including the differing pitches of the clapping/tap sound that brings about variation within the changing rhythms. Fascinating.

[@arcade893]

rélly amazing

[@ollystanford8407]

had to watch this for music, took forever but it was o.k.🐷

[@abanaghila]

Alaways genial. Amazing Steve Reich.

[@eleanorzimmermann7335]

Cest un trvail magnifique et compliquer malgres ce quon pourrais croire...:-)

[@Centigonos]

Brilliant! (claps)

[@VapeTheWaves]

This video finally hit 1 mil!

[@loftybutcontrite]

The crowd should have just kept silent and nodded their heads in approval at the end. Enough clapping was done for a lifetime by the performers lol

[@arachnoid169]

we had to do this in class once. we had two weeks to practice before the performance. i thought i was gonna die hahaha this vid is awesome, though.

[@iam3time972]

nice music

[@EverReadyDolphin]

guru guy I needed to make sure cause i was doing school test on minimalist music

[@sommarhagen]

The human body is good enough. Wow!

[@9reeNcheese]

EPIC

[@jhaveman]

If you watch carefully, you can see that it's autotuned.

[@zakariatougui5875]

i dont think so

[@zakariatougui5875]

Emily Zhushma see :)

[@jhaveman]

I was really just kidding. How on earth could this be autotuned? There's no pitch to autotune.

[@lolathelivingdoll]

r/woosh lmao

[@OddBunsen]

@@jhaveman there is a pitch but the pitch wouldn't matter much.

[@DeeDeeBagelfish]

@historystalin I am 12 years old and I would like to explain to *historystalin* about this very famous piece. I am a percussionist that plays with a youth orchestra. This music is an example of phasing polyrhythmic music. There is only one line of rhythm that is repeated by staggered entrances by the musicians. If you listen carefully, you can hear how the music phases in and out. This type of rhythmic quality is based on ancient African drumming. It is hypnotic and this group does a great job!

[@chaostheory216]

Watching this high is intense.

[@soyGomezz]

i always find the fact that the audience claps after seeing clapping music amusing

[@incubuskid09]

And when they finished, the audience played a symphony to applaud.

[@blumthomas3783]

I couldn't hear a thing, a few weirdos in the public got up on stage and applauded all the way long

[@5botball]

I think the reason why some people dont get it is because they dont understand Reich's amazing phasing technique. all they hear is clapping but it is much more than that. It's so intricate. Love it

[@penumbra84]

I love this piece probably more than is reasonable. Seeing a group do it is a welcome new angle. I'd love to know whether the performers had to make their clapping technique uniform for it.

[@Hupsi2006]

As I listened that clapping in the end and though about ur comment, I'm not sure how long I would have survived before I would have died by laughing! Thank god it ended!

[@mangoflavouredjuice]

when it clapped that really made me feel something

[@robbiebryant]

how do they turn the pages?

[@jasonmills9158]

The music is actually all on one sheet.

[@BigVern46]

its the same music over and over again just one group goes back one beat

[@Guadeloop]

This song is entirely based on syncopation I just noticed i'm 3 years late sorry

[@amithabajan2]

Lyrical genius.

[@seenvision]

thats some fine clapping

[@Louis-uj8mw]

we do this but with drumsticks, it sounds pretty nice too ^^

[@thecakedoesntlie]

poule deau ooh lol how ?

[@musicalman1995]

this piece is actualyl really hard to play

[@briandavenport8971]

Them: So what kind of instrument do you play? Me: *starts clapping*

[@slimmbomin]

Clapping Music is intended for performance in a large space where the echoes and reverberations of the clapping create "a surrounding sensation of a series of variations of two different patterns with their downbeats coinciding."

[@americasoto2962]

Wow! Definitely takes practice! Very cool, if you pay close attention you can really hear the different complex rhythms that eventually come together in unison.

[@NiNinjaII]

Yes musicc

[@BrentKennedyMusic]

yes it was

[@ZarkYouTube]

Phase shifting!

[@burtv1610]

exactly, i agree! It is fascinating how phasing can sound and Steve Reich obviously thought it out a lot about the effect it should give. I just think that people totally miss his point when they say how emotive and beautiful it is.

[@teddylamson]

yes, an encore bow IS indeed deserved.

[@andreadidonna]

A wonderful performance indeed! Andrea Di Donna

[@Jonnhygo918]

Cool

[@famousblueRC]

it's like rain

[@johnny141093]

I like 0:00-0:19, that bit's really interesting

[@Guimmik]

damn you stole my joke...

[@karoloandria]

old but still is the future

[@JohnofXian]

It's like clicking shoes in 'Riverdance'.

[@ellicerslavic]

'And everyone clapped...no seriously!'

[@sorlarz]

yeah.

[@hflat1]

The part that changes ;)

[@loranceb]

i dont even know how i got here cuz im high as hell but this is a kool vid