Roundup Postscript

by | Nov 9, 2008 | Music, Politics | 1 comment

Alex Ross has this to say, in light of the spontaneous singing in Union Square the other night (see his original post if you want more links to follow):A quick search of YouTube reveals that young crowds across the country broke into the national anthem in the early...

Reich reigns

by | Sep 15, 2008 | Music

Here’s how Alex Ross, in his fantastic book The Rest Is Noise, describes Steve Reich’s 1976 minimalist masterpiece, Music for 18 Musicians:The premiere took place at New York’s Town Hall on April 24, 1976. Here the fascination of rhythm is joined to...