Music for 18 Musicians — Bill Ryan & Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble

Released 2007 · Genre: Classical · Label: ℗ 2007 Innova

Auracle community rating: 8.7 / 10 from 1 rating.

Tracklist

  1. Music for 18 Musicians: Pulses
  2. Music for 18 Musicians: Section I
  3. Music for 18 Musicians: Section II
  4. Music for 18 Musicians: Section IIIA
  5. Music for 18 Musicians: Section IIIB
  6. Music for 18 Musicians: Section IV
  7. Music for 18 Musicians: Section V
  8. Music for 18 Musicians: Section VI
  9. Music for 18 Musicians: Section VII
  10. Music for 18 Musicians: Section VIII
  11. Music for 18 Musicians: Section IX
  12. Music for 18 Musicians: Section X
  13. Music for 18 Musicians: Section XI
  14. Music for 18 Musicians: Pulses

Reviews

Process music, honestly labelled

Rated 9.0 / 10

Eighteen players, one process, no soloists. The piece distrusts individual expression on principle and the performance honours the distrust. A student ensemble recording is the correct format: the work is the system, not the personnel. This reading is slightly stiff in the pulse, which matters in music made entirely of pulse. It remains the rare masterpiece a listener can verify by counting.