Released: 24/03/2024

Length: 43'

Tracks: 4

Available on: spotify apple music bandcamp youtube

Tracks

1. Piano Counterpoint No. 1 (5'18’')
2. Piano Counterpoint No. 2 (10'5’')
3. Piano Counterpoint No. 3 (6'58’')
4. Piano Counterpoint No. 4 (20'49’')

Notes

Piano Counterpoint by Steve Reich (or Six Pianos) was one of the first pieces by Steve Reich I ever heard. Once I heard it, I was hooked on the sound of several pianos playing together. Of course, I heard the four-hand piano, even played it, or double piano pieces, but I have never heard SIX pianos all playing together. I decided to create something like that on my own. Steve Reich stopped at number one, I needed to create more.

My four counterpoints are all in very different styles. Nos. 1 and 2 are in the style of Steve Reich himself, although, I don’t think I managed to capture his style as accurately as I thought. No. 3 is an attempt at capturing the style of John Adams (notice the harmony is very similar to Hallelujah Junction). No. 4 is I think a successful attempt at capturing the style of David Borden (mainly his The Continuing Story of Counterpoint).