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WTC 9/11 / Mallet Quartet / Dance Patterns
Classical · 2011 · 8 tracks · 52m

WTC 9/11 / Mallet Quartet / Dance Patterns

Steve Reich

A haunting collision of documentary audio and rhythmic precision. Archival voices from 9/11 are mirrored by strings alongside shimmering, interlocking mallet percussion.

September 20, 2011 · Nonesuch

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A profound and rhythmic meditation on tragedy and the mechanical pulse of modern life.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks · 52m
01
WTC 9/11: I. 9/11
3:40
01
Mallet Quartet
15:47
02
WTC 9/11: II. 2010
7:27
03
WTC 9/11: III. WTC
4:46
04
Mallet Quartet: I. Fast
6:47
05
Mallet Quartet: II. Slow
3:10
06
Mallet Quartet: III. Fast
4:47
07
Dance Patterns
6:10
Moments Worth Listening For
The jarring sirens and air traffic controller voices in WTC 9/11 being mimicked by the frantic string quartet lines.
The transition into the 'Slow' movement of Mallet Quartet where the vibraphones create a shimmering, suspended haze.
The final section of Dance Patterns where the rhythmic interlocking reaches a point of dizzying, mechanical perfection.
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How does WTC 9/11 / Mallet Quartet / Dance Patterns sound next to the rest of Steve Reich's catalogue?

Grief+3.9σ

The writing leans far further into grief than the rest of the catalogue.

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