Discovering Music - Reich's The Desert Music - BBC Sounds

Stephen Johnson explores visions of nuclear armageddon in Steve Reich's The Desert Music.

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Roy Harris

Symphony No. 3

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Steve Reich

Clapping Music

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Jean Sibelius

Symphony No. 6 - mvt 1

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Steve Reich

Music for 18 Musicians

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