Clapping in minimalist music and other genres

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kikkoman

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Clapping in minimalist music and oth...

Although this is somewhat tangentially related to flamenco, this presentation on "Clapping Music" by Adam Neely is pretty damn interesting. He goes into some length on its influence on minimalist composers from it's original flamenco-based inspiration and integrates it into an electric bass rendition of a pop song.

Adam Neely, imo, is pretty entertaining and did his masters on jazz comp at Manhattan School of Music which does give him a bit of credence over the random youtuber.

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Andy Culpepper

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RE: Clapping in minimalist music and... (in reply to kikkoman)

We studied that piece in musicianship class at music school. Pretty brutal but a good rhythmic workout.

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Piwin

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RE: Clapping in minimalist music and... (in reply to kikkoman)

Yeah he's fun to watch and opens up some interesting avenues to look into. Seriously that intro!
I discovered him from watching Rick Beato's channel, which is probably the most in-depth channel on regular music theory that I've found so far.

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mark indigo

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RE: Clapping in minimalist music and... (in reply to kikkoman)

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it's original flamenco-based inspiration

I heard a programme on the radio about Steve Reich.

He was over here (UK) for concerts he was interviewed in the programme.

He said he was in Belgium when he saw the flamenco performance.

Hang on, just gonna check that.....

"Reich and his ensemble were on tour in Europe in 1972. After a concert in Brussels, the promoter asked him if they would like to go see some flamenco music. They ended in a club and watched a pair of musicians who by Reich's account were terrible guitarists and singers. However when they started clapping very loudly, Reich and his group, who were mainly percussionists, joined in. After the concert Reich realised that he could use this as the basis for work, not least as it could be performed with only a few people rather than taking two trucks of equipment.[1]"

"The Composer Steve Reich Talks to John Wilson". Front Row. 28 September 2016. 17:45 minutes in. BBC. BBC Radio Four.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07w5y3v

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Morante

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RE: Clapping in minimalist music and... (in reply to mark indigo)

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However when they started clapping very loudly, Reich and his group, who were mainly percussionists, joined in.

Nothing worse than people who don´t know compás trying to play palmas

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Ricardo

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RE: Clapping in minimalist music and... (in reply to mark indigo)

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However when they started clapping very loudly, Reich and his group, who were mainly percussionists, joined in.

What a bunch of idiots.

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mark indigo

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RE: Clapping in minimalist music and... (in reply to Ricardo)

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However when they started clapping very loudly, Reich and his group, who were mainly percussionists, joined in.

Nothing worse than people who don´t know compás trying to play palmas

What a bunch of idiots.