Steve Reich on Why Medieval Music Sounds So Fresh

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May 6, 202400:25:31Music

Steve Reich is one of the most important composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. A leader in developing and popularizing what many describe as minimalist music — but which Reich has often preferred to describe as music...

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