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Steve Reich, "Music for 18 Musicians" - FULL PERFORMANCE with eighth blackbird

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What it is

A full performance of Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians by eighth blackbird with Third Coast Percussion and others, recorded in Chicago in 2011. It is an hour-long minimalist piece built on phasing and repeating patterns.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended in coding-music threads as lyric-free, repetitive music that aids focus.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 5 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “has become one of my favorite pieces of music of all time.”

    Phasing minimalist masterpiece performed in full.

    bane, 2016-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Learning Web Audio by Recreating the Works of Steve Reich and Brian Eno”

  2. “with no lyrics that has highly repetitive structures”

    Repetitive instrumental minimal music that aids focus while coding.

    lgessler, 2018-05 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What music helps you code better?”

  3. “if you haven't yet listened to his glorious Music for 18 Musicians ensemble piece”

    55-minute glorious ensemble piece worth a listen.

    kashyapc, 2018-07 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Any good examples of learning through games/puzzles, for adults?”

  4. “If you're looking for patterned music to keep the world at bay”

    Patterned lyric-free music to keep the world at bay.

    defrost, 2023-07 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What focus/coding music are you listening to these days?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: steve reich, minimalism, phasing, focus music, ensemble

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