Steve Reich, Octet, Full Version, Jackson Pollock

Steve Reich (1936- ), Octet-Eight Lines, Full Version, performed by Steve Reich and Musicians, April 1979. Paintings are by Jackson Pollock (1912-1956). “The point is, if you went to Paris and dug up Debussy and said, ’Excusez-moi Monsieur, are you an impressionist?’ he’d probably say ’Merde!’ and go back to sleep. That is a legitimate concern of musicologists, music historians, and journalists, and it’s a convenient way of referring to me, Riley, Glass, La Monte Young [...] it’s become the dominant styl