Two Scores

1978

Steve Reich

Associated Names
Steve Reich

Artist, American, born 1936

Crown Point Press

Publisher

Christine Bates

Printer, American

John Slivon

Printer, American

This is a drawing of sheet music titled "Clapping Music for Two Performers." The image displays a sequence of musical notations for two individuals to perform by clapping. Instructions at the bottom explain how the performance should commence in unison at bar one. It details the structure and pattern of measures, with one performer keeping a steady rhythm while the other shifts the pattern. The performers choose the clapping sound, aiming to blend their parts for a unified aural experience. The piece is credited to Steve Reich, dated December 1972 and reproduced in 1978.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photo-etching in black on German Etching wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 36.2 x 28.3 cm (14 1/4 x 11 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 56.5 x 28.1 cm (22 1/4 x 11 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.142.93.a


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kathan Brown, San Francisco: Gift to NGA, 2001.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in graphite lower right: O.K. to Print Steve Reich

Wikidata ID

Q76358482

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