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City Life is a minimalist composition by Steve Reich written in 1995. The work was commissioned by Ensemble Modern, the London Sinfonietta, and the Ensemble Intercontemporain. [1] It premiered in March 1995 and was recorded on the Nonesuch label in 1996 (included on Steve Reich: Works 1965-1995 ).
A typical performance lasts about 24 minutes. City Life uses digital samplers amongst the instruments used in performance, and these play back a wide variety of sounds and speech samples, mainly recorded by Reich himself in and around his home town of New York City.
City Life uses digital samplers amongst the instruments used in performance, and these play back a wide variety of sounds and speech samples, mainly recorded by Reich himself in and around his home town of New York City. These sounds include car horns, air brakes, car alarms and many other sounds associated with the city.
The work is divided into five movements, and like many other Reich compositions they follow an arch-like form of A-B-C-B-A. They are: Each movement is named for a sample contained within it.