{"product_id":"21551-reich-steve-variations-for-winds-strings-and-keyboards-signed-to-assistant-conductor-of-the-new-york-philharmonic","title":"Reich, Steve. (b. 1936) \"Variations for Winds, Strings, and Keyboards\" - Signed to Assistant Conductor of the New York Philharmonic.","description":"Signed score of the influential composer's important 1979 composition, his first orchestral work.  Off-white glossy paper covers, spiral-bound facsimile rehearsal copy dated 1979 and apparently prepared by the composer himself in advance of the official publication of the same year by Boosey \u0026amp; Hawkes.  Title; (Instrumentation); 1 - 158 pp. Signed and inscribed at the foot of the title in black ink to the conductor Larry Newland and dated 1\/8\/81, during which time Newland was the Assistant Conductor of the New York Philharmonic. In very fine condition. \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eSteve Reich was one of the first masters of the modern style of repetitive music, where cells evolve slowly into more intricate musical patterns. This is often termed \"minimalist music\", although the term seems inappropriate for the sophistication and variety found in Reich's works in the 1970's and 1980's. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003ci style=\"\"\u003eVariations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e was commissioned by the \u003c\/span\u003eSan Francisco Symphony\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e, and is dedicated to \u003c\/span\u003eBetty Freeman\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e. A chamber orchestra version of the piece was performed at \u003c\/span\u003eCarnegie Hall\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e on February 19, 1980. This was a \"preview\" performance, using Reich's own musicians, to give Reich a better sense of the piece's sound before its official debut. The full orchestral version was premiered by the San Francisco Symphony at the War Memorial Auditorium in San Francisco on May 14, 1980.  \u003c\/span\u003eIn the composer's words, \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eVariations\u003c\/i\u003e introduced \"new harmonic, formal and timbre material into my music. The constant yet slow harmonic change (there are no repeat markings in this score), the slow recurrence of materials form variation to variation, and the scoring for oboes, flutes, full brass, strings, acoustic and electric keyboards, all give this piece a sound quite different from my earlier music.\" \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093785399455,"sku":"21551","price":640.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Reich_Steve_Signed_Variations_21551b.jpg?v=1722190341","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/21551-reich-steve-variations-for-winds-strings-and-keyboards-signed-to-assistant-conductor-of-the-new-york-philharmonic","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}