Steve Reich - Tehillim (1982)
Classical | EAC (APE & CUE) | 158 MB
"People have listened to
Tehillim and said. 'It's a Jewish-sounding melody.' And I say horseshit, it's a Steve Reich-sounding melody, and if I'm
Jewish then it
is. But it doesn't have anything to do with Hasidic melodies or Jewish folktunes. The longer melodies are the result of two forces at work: the long cycles of
gamelan gambang, and my study of
cantillation. Together they might have played some role in my wanting to do a more traditional piece."
―Steve Reich