Steve Reich's minimalist masterpiece Drumming, from 1970-71, is performed by students of the Royal Danish Academy of Music. The work is built around a single rhythmic pattern and unfolds through phase shifts and gradual changes in rhythm and tone colour, as bongo drums, marimbas, glockenspiel, voices and piccolo layer on top of one another.
Drumming is a pivotal piece in modern music, drawing partly on Reich's study of West African drumming. Expect a hypnotic, immersive hour without an interval.
