Vermont Counterpoint

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Vermont Counterpoint is a minimalist composition for amplified flute and tape written by the American composer Steve Reich in 1982. It was commissioned and premiered by the flutist Ransom Wilson. The piece has a duration of roughly 10 minutes and is dedicated to the American philanthropist Betty Freeman.^[1]

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^ Reich, Steve (1982). "Vermont Counterpoint". Boosey & Hawkes. Retrieved August 5, 2016.

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"Vermont Counterpoint" at allmusic.com

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Compositions	It's Gonna Rain (1965) Come Out (1966) Reed Phase (1966) Piano Phase (1967) Violin Phase (1967) Pendulum Music (1968) Four Organs (1970) Drumming (1970–1971) Clapping Music (1972) Six Pianos (1973) Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ (1973) Music for 18 Musicians (1974–1976) Music for a Large Ensemble (1978) Octet (1979) Variations for Winds, Strings and Keyboards (1979) Tehillim (1981) Vermont Counterpoint (1982) Eight Lines (1983) The Desert Music (1984) Sextet (1984) New York Counterpoint (1985) The Four Sections (1987) Electric Counterpoint (1987) Different Trains (1988) The Cave (1993) City Life (1994) Proverb (1995) Triple Quartet (1998) Three Tales (1998–2002) Cello Counterpoint (2003) Daniel Variations (2006) Double Sextet (2007) 2×5 (2008) Mallet Quartet (2009) WTC 9/11 (2010) Radio Rewrite (2013) Quartet (2014) Runner (2016) Pulse (2016) Music for Ensemble and Orchestra (2018) Reich/Richter (2019) Traveler's Prayer (2021)
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