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Electric Counterpoint - Reich (Melody (Note Addition, Metamorphasis,…
Electric Counterpoint - Reich
Melody
Note Addition
Metamorphasis
Resultant melody played by live guitar
Built on Ostinati
No uses of extreme pitch
Guitars 1-4 play in mid to high pitch range
Guitars 5-7 play in mid range
Dynamics/Rhythm/Tempo
Live guitar fades in and out
Consistent dynamics
Made up of layered rhythmic ostinati
Ostinati are phase shifted and displaced
Consistent tempo
Changes from 3/2 to 12/8
Instrumentation
2 Bass guitars
1 Live Guitar
7 Electric Guitars
Parts brought in through use of guitar pedals
Harmony and Tonality
Tonal ambiguity throughout
Section A in E minor
Section B in C minor but modulates between that and E minor
Finished on E5 chord, leaving ending open
Texture
Multi layered texture
Repetition of motifs in various combinations varies texture
Once all parts are playing texture remains constanty
Structure
B
Coda
A