Clapping Music

“Clapping music” is a minimalist piece written by Steve Reich in 1972. It was originally written for two performers and is performed entirely by clapping.

In this clips you see 12 performers who play the same rhythm but start a quaver beat later than each other. This is known as “Rhythmic Displacement”. After he last performer has come in, all rhythms should be in time with each other.

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