Possibilidades interpretativas envolvendo instrumentos de percussão e recursos tecnológicos na obra Clapping Music (1972), de Steve Reich

Abstract

This study aims to identify, according to the literature and discography, new performance possibilities for minimalist works of American composer Steve Reich, written between 1972 and 1983. More specifically, the article presents a study focused on the adaptation of some of its compositions which were not originally written to be executed by a single performer (solo format). The methodology consists of analyzing this repertoire and their compositional techniques. Posteriorly, new versions were extracted with experimental character, focused on the interaction between percussion instruments and technological resources. Such possibilities were implemented through experimentation workshops. As a result, it generated a new possibility of interpretation for the work Clapping Music (1972). Thus, the work reported here is to present the considerations related to performance, the processes used to implement, and the results obtained during the workshops. It was concluded that such implementations, combined with interaction with technological resources, provided the interpreter further deepening of technical/interpretative aspect, as well as the possibilities of interaction between percussion instruments and electronic devices.