Description

Duration 12′

2(1P), 2(1CA), 3(1BCl), Baritone Sax, 2+C. 2.2.3.1. 1T, 3P, Piano

This is the first of 2 pieces in the style of Steve Reich.  SRI is Sacro Romano Impero, the Holy Roman Empire, which of course was the First Reich.  Har bleedin’ har.  But I liked the title enough to keep it, because 3 stark capitals are a bit mechanical, as this sort of music is, and there’s also more than a nod towards Michael Nyman’s MGV (Musique a Grande Vitesse).  For full-blown orchestra, the piece almost lives up to Steve Reich’s proportions at 12 minutes long. There is also a reduced (in length, to 7 minutes) version.