That guy in the middle is a machine. No freaking way would I ever ever EVER EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR be able to keep a constant rhythm like that for almost 10 minutes. Good GOD.
@@TiagoNugentComposer can you elaborate? at what section do you feel tension and where do you feel release? Do you think that making the rhythm more dense means more tension? If yes, then every musician since the antiquity has understood that concept, hardly makes anyone genius.
The players are the Toronto-based percussion quintet, NEXUS - (L. to R.) Bob Becker, Russell Hartenberger, Robin Engelman, John Wyre and Bill Cahn. Bob and Russell are regular players with Steve Reich's ensemble. NEXUS formed in 1971 and is still going strong with worldwide performances.
As a drummer this shit is blowing my mind, that bit at 4:10 where they all synced up for a brief moment literally had me jumping for joy, incredible stuff
Probs to the dude in the middle keeping time the whole way, I was trying to keep up with him and ended up going out of sync several times, you'd need to fully get yourself into a trance to be able to manage that
i'm addicted to this piece now. I love Reich anyway but this is one of his best percussion pieces. What a great performance. How these guys play their lines without getting distracted by what everyone else is doing, i don't know...but then they're pros. Robin Engelman and John Wyre (3rd and 4th from left) seem to be in a trance. Towards the end it sounds like birds or crickets chirping. Amazing stuff.
I once played the son clave almost 3 hours without a break. It's so fucking difficult to keep playing the same rhythm for this long while maintaining the same tempo …
When I was in high school I was part of the drum line, and 5 of us preformed this for a winter show and it was pretty intense to get good; I played the part on the center-right spot.
Why are wood clapping instruments not more popular!? I'm 27, never seen this as a concert, and just googled this to see if they exist. I really wanna look into this deeper, I could play these for hours.
Wow.... God has truly given humans extraordinary abilities to create extraordinary works of more than just personal expression, but direct expression of the vast capability of the human mind. Wonderful performance!
There's some sweet rhythms in this. Pretty impressive to serve as metronome for nearly ten minutes and not screw that up in the process. Least he doesn't have to hit very hard to be heard.
I can feel the tension every second and I'm not even playing. Like the guy at 5:55, "ok now, ok no I'm not ready... damn harold, let's not screw this up" The only thing I miss in this piece, that I never miss in Reich's other works, is the musicality. It feels like a nice etude, but the guys are so busy with playing right, there's no space for dancing. This isn't even a critique, I guess this composition's goal was another
Its interesting how the whole measure can be shifted when a single guys changes a little bit. Similar to bar line shifts, a static arrangements gets upside down with a single accent moved...
agreed. also i think the length of the piece is 10 min. because if you listen closely, there are layers being made gradually, creating a significant shape - almost like movements. The length also varies depending on who is playing because in the sheet music it's notated with things like "play 6-12 times", "play 8-15 times", so it's really up to the performers lol
I played the maracas part in 'Four Organs' a few years back, you're right, it's a killer. I think I'm starting to develop RSI as a result from all the practice we did back in the day.
It's an amazing rhythm! You could build anything on it: always in flux, never quite stable. And as Clapping Music proved, it works equally well when you knock it out of sync with the barring!
If you listen carefully, you can notice changes as the piece goes along. Just about all music has repeated sections, but in some places add variety such as phasing, arpeggios, instruments joining in like a round, chopped phrases, etc. This sounds like a background accompaniment to a song. Lovely piece especially for background music.
I defy all of those making negative comments about this piece to post your percussion group doing it better on youtube or shut up! What looks easy to you is extremely difficult to play. Respect. You need to learn what that is first!
They all play the same Rhythm (the one in the middle only give the pulse) but not together, and the way each one builds it give so many interpretations of the same simple Rhythm!
Holy Christ .. it's a musical piece played on woodblocks. There is literally nothing to argue about concerning this video, yet internet, you found a way.
I'm playing it with my percussion ensemble group, and honestly, we found part 5 really hard... part three was the easiest, and part 1 is hard mostly because you're playing the SAME THING throughout the entire thing... And you have to keep the tempo up through the whole storm of the piece. It's amazing when done well though, and these guys are REALLY good.
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That guy in the middle is a machine. No freaking way would I ever ever EVER EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR be able to keep a constant rhythm like that for almost 10 minutes. Good GOD.
Haha same😂human metronome!
In what subdivision to imagine the middle guy?
@@HerbalistGuybrush For me it changes between eighth notes, eighth note triplets and quarter note triplets.
Hah same
i can imagine this is what a stone age kraftwerk would have been like thousands and thousands of years ago.
That would be the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra: ruclips.net/video/bZ9mC7Ccbus/видео.html
Jacob Druvietis Kraftwerk is the name of the group that plays really old electronic music, you should look them up they’re pretty awesome
@Jacob Druvietis جج
My friend: so what instrument do you play?
Me: Tree
The guy in the middle with the white shirt has the easiest and the hardest part all at the same time.
no, the hardest part only
It depends on his concentration ability
The Keyboardist i think its harder to keep the rhythm with such a simple pattern
legend has it that he is still standing there beating the stick to this day
That's what she said ^
To me personally there is so much tension in this piece
buffalo bison Totally. I think it’s what makes Reich a genius. It’s tension and release but not it the traditional sense.
Too much caffeine
@@TiagoNugentComposer can you elaborate? at what section do you feel tension and where do you feel release? Do you think that making the rhythm more dense means more tension? If yes, then every musician since the antiquity has understood that concept, hardly makes anyone genius.
Funnt thing to say considering theres no string here.
I'm so glad this is a performance and not just a recording. This is as much a visual art as it is a musical art.
power to the man in the middle
+sibsbubbles Now let's count how many strokes this guy played
this guy is a legend
'The living metronome'
Legends say he's still hitting that clave, at the very same rhythm and tempo.
The players are the Toronto-based percussion quintet, NEXUS - (L. to R.) Bob Becker, Russell Hartenberger, Robin Engelman, John Wyre and Bill Cahn.
Bob and Russell are regular players with Steve Reich's ensemble. NEXUS formed in 1971 and is still going strong with worldwide performances.
Played by the Five Ages of Steve Jobs
Ok this comment is amazing.
And oooone una-bomber
Tech ideas born out of this composition likely to change the history
Quite extraordinary. Proof that human beings can aspire to the devine.
Lol i think that too xD
Our percussion ensemble performed this in college. One of the coolest yet oddest pieces of music I've ever performed.
As a drummer this shit is blowing my mind, that bit at 4:10 where they all synced up for a brief moment literally had me jumping for joy, incredible stuff
Probs to the dude in the middle keeping time the whole way, I was trying to keep up with him and ended up going out of sync several times, you'd need to fully get yourself into a trance to be able to manage that
They are still in the rehab to this day
i'm addicted to this piece now. I love Reich anyway but this is one of his best percussion pieces. What a great performance. How these guys play their lines without getting distracted by what everyone else is doing, i don't know...but then they're pros. Robin Engelman and John Wyre (3rd and 4th from left) seem to be in a trance. Towards the end it sounds like birds or crickets chirping. Amazing stuff.
I once played the son clave almost 3 hours without a break. It's so fucking difficult to keep playing the same rhythm for this long while maintaining the same tempo …
damn. the dude playing first must go into a trance. super sick piece
a bunch of guys beating their rods
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
9/10 wood reich again
wolfully Omg..... 😂
It sounds like playing a hard mission on a ninja videogame
This is an impressive display of concentration.
I was at a percussion performance last night and they played this. I almost fainted.
Concert was also curated by legendary Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu
The guy in the middle was a cicada in a past life.
I never tire of this piece. The concentration required for Reich's music is cray awesome and seeing it live is so cool!
When I was in high school I was part of the drum line, and 5 of us preformed this for a winter show and it was pretty intense to get good; I played the part on the center-right spot.
So primitive and exciting at the same time! I love this piece!
Friend: what music do you watch on youtube
Me: Its complicated
soo... Two beatniks, a rad white rude, Morgan Freeman, and a barbershop stylist. Perfect.
Alex George don't you forget Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens
Damn that man is a living metronome
Why are wood clapping instruments not more popular!? I'm 27, never seen this as a concert, and just googled this to see if they exist. I really wanna look into this deeper, I could play these for hours.
imagine if one of them drops it accidentally
I love Steve Reich.
Wow.... God has truly given humans extraordinary abilities to create extraordinary works of more than just personal expression, but direct expression of the vast capability of the human mind. Wonderful performance!
Best make out music ever.
imagine this with surround-sound speakers and every piece comes out of a different speaker.... it's allready awesome but THEN.... wow
That tree should be proud!!
Never knew watching a bunch of guys beat their wood could be so entertaining.
There is something meditative about this sound ...spiritual almost
There's some sweet rhythms in this. Pretty impressive to serve as metronome for nearly ten minutes and not screw that up in the process. Least he doesn't have to hit very hard to be heard.
The simplicity of this really allows you to take a step back and hear the macro rhythm, and the relations between each part
the midguy is a hero
It deserved more enthusiastic applause!!
It's like the 100000000000th time I watch this.
Exam tomorrow and me in the middle of night watching 5 guys beating their woods
It's actually the Xavier Cugat band in concert that time the horn players and singers went on strike and the piano and string bass were repossessed.
I can feel the tension every second and I'm not even playing. Like the guy at 5:55, "ok now, ok no I'm not ready... damn harold, let's not screw this up" The only thing I miss in this piece, that I never miss in Reich's other works, is the musicality. It feels like a nice etude, but the guys are so busy with playing right, there's no space for dancing. This isn't even a critique, I guess this composition's goal was another
How is this not a meme yet?
This is my jam!
Its interesting how the whole measure can be shifted when a single guys changes a little bit. Similar to bar line shifts, a static arrangements gets upside down with a single accent moved...
Absolutely stunning performance.
THATS THE SOUND
wonderful and inspiring how simple things can make such beauty
agreed. also i think the length of the piece is 10 min. because if you listen closely, there are layers being made gradually, creating a significant shape - almost like movements. The length also varies depending on who is playing because in the sheet music it's notated with things like "play 6-12 times", "play 8-15 times", so it's really up to the performers lol
Middle guy is the perfect drum machine. Unbelievable.
watch your fingers!
Very good
Esselamo aleyke
The man in the center of group is a rythmbox non stop
Wooww amazing synchro i love it
i met the guy playing the metronome part when i saw nexus play last year. amazing group.
I played the maracas part in 'Four Organs' a few years back, you're right, it's a killer. I think I'm starting to develop RSI as a result from all the practice we did back in the day.
This is so good. I love the sound of these instruments.
This was composed and performed before personal computers. So rock 'n' roll.
Amazing, incredible, no words can describe this. Respect guys!
steve reich really likes that 3-2-1-2 rhythm the second guy uses, it's the same rhythm reich used in clapping music. XD
It's an amazing rhythm! You could build anything on it: always in flux, never quite stable. And as Clapping Music proved, it works equally well when you knock it out of sync with the barring!
Its typical African I think.
I'd be so thrown off....this is so amazing. This must take so much concentration.
If you listen carefully, you can notice changes as the piece goes along. Just about all music has repeated sections, but in some places add variety such as phasing, arpeggios, instruments joining in like a round, chopped phrases, etc. This sounds like a background accompaniment to a song. Lovely piece especially for background music.
Watching this gave me wood..............
So nobody gon watch this in 2020?
I'm from the future. 2021 here.
i thought i was hearing a delay on this.....i had it open in two windows
The fade out at 8:25 always blows me away
Wow!! 100% on rhythm.
Inspiring as well.
This is masterpiece.
These Guys Rock.
2 ads midway thru really killed the vibe ngl
amazing rhythmic exercise
sublime
Steve was an absolute mad man
It seems music, but it's meditation in disguise. :-)
this music makes ya wanna dance to it.
this is amazing
Seems really, really difficult. Kudos to all the performers.
I defy all of those making negative comments about this piece to post your percussion group doing it better on youtube or shut up! What looks easy to you is extremely difficult to play. Respect. You need to learn what that is first!
They all play the same Rhythm (the one in the middle only give the pulse) but not together, and the way each one builds it give so many interpretations of the same simple Rhythm!
Roots of techno
I have to watch this video for fucking homework
+snoots
lol paris 8 ?
+snoots Same...
That's a rad assignment
That's weird cause I can actually bob my head to this.
for what class im so jelous
Грандиозно!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“And now I think it’s time…
for a piece of wood.“ John Cleese
Holy Christ .. it's a musical piece played on woodblocks. There is literally nothing to argue about concerning this video, yet internet, you found a way.
Why do people waste there time fighting in comment feeds, when there are ground breaking percussive works being preformed
Awesome
It's like the 100000000000th time I played this...... and playing part number 2 is crazy... if you keep rehearsing without breaks in between... :D
Che bravi!!!!... Perfetto,... Complimenti!!!!....
Stupid dago
thats the sound
Isn't that second pattern the same from Clapping Music?
It sure is!
Reich always uses the same pattern in his compositions- 3-2-1-2
The pattern changes. It is stated at the beginning of each round.
BRAVO! Superb!
They're all such good natural percussionists.
I'm playing it with my percussion ensemble group, and honestly, we found part 5 really hard... part three was the easiest, and part 1 is hard mostly because you're playing the SAME THING throughout the entire thing... And you have to keep the tempo up through the whole storm of the piece. It's amazing when done well though, and these guys are REALLY good.
I can't image having the strength to do the middlemans job.
Thank you.
Just like home.
thanks. =)
perfect polyrhythms or whatever its called.....great stuff.....well it works for me.
this gives me a samurai movie or horror thriller trailer kind of vibes.