2×5 is a composition by Steve Reich written in 2008. It is scored for five musicians and pre-recorded tape, or two identical quintets on rock instruments, in total: 2 drum sets, 2 pianos, 4 electric guitars, 2 bass guitars. It is described as a "rock and roll piece".[1][2]

Background

After writing the predominantly rhythmical Double Sextet, Reich was interested in writing a similar composition in a similar style for rock instruments.[2]

Structure

2×5 is in three movements and typically lasts around 20 minutes:

  1. Fast
  2. Slow
  3. Fast

Recordings

A recording of 2×5 by Bang on a Can was released on September 14, 2010 along with Reich's Pulitzer Prize-winning Double Sextet on the album Double Sextet/2×5.

Another recording of 2×5, performed by Mats Bergström, Magnus Persson, Jonas Ostholm, Johan Liljedahl, and Svante Henryson, was released in 2012 by Mats Bergström Musik. The disc also features new recordings of Reich's Electric Counterpoint and Nagoya Guitars.[3]

A Russian recording by Anton Glushkin, Dmitry Abdurasulov, Gleb Kolyadin, Max Roudenko, Grigory Osipov and Alexander Veselov was released in May 2020.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Double Sextet / 2x5". Nonesuch Records Official Website. September 14, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Steve Reich Does Rock & Roll. YouTube. December 9, 2009. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Electric Counterpoint - Mats Bergström - Guitar".
  4. ↑ "2x5 performed by Anton Glushkin and friends". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.


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