** condition: Near Fine  ** A legendary publication of the score of an even more legendary composition by Steve Reich, one of the monuments of minimalist music. Published in the form of a 24-page, 14"x11" leporello to accompany the 2LP album with the first recording of that wonderful piece (not included here), in a limited edition of 500 hand-numbered and signed copies (this is copy 451/500). 
“It’s not very often that a long complex piece of new music receives a standing ovation. What was it about Steve Reich‘s ‘Drumming‘ that brought the audience to its feet at the Museum of Modern Art on December 3? The simple fact that 13 musicians had performed intricate rhythms with amazing precision for an hour and half no doubt had a lot to do with it. Or perhaps it was because the simple white-note scales were refreshing to ears grown weary of dissonance. Or perhaps it was the joyous blend of marimbas, glockenspiels, drums, and voices that turned everyone on. Or was it the pleasure of seeing African and European elements so thoroughly fused—almost as if we really did live in one world. Or perhaps it was because the music had spoken directly to the senses, with the sound itself never sacrificed for the more intellectual rhythmic side of the piece”. (1971)