Female Voice 1/Female Voice 2

STEVE REICH
Music for 18 Musicians [Modular Version]
for ensemble (with 4 female voices)

Female Voice 1/Female Voice 2

HENDON MUSIC

BOOSEY HAWKES
Women's Voices 1, 2 MUSIC FOR 18 MUSICIANS Steve Reich

Pulse= ca. 204-210

VIn.
(10-114x) 12x) ( 12x) I2x) (0- 12x) (6-12x) (6 12x) (6 12x)

cue

Bs Cls.
(6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x)
Cue

(10-14x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) 6-12x)

One b r e a t h - simile (one hreath)

doo do0 doo doo (simile)
(10-28x) (16-48x) (6-114x)
6 10
Mar. I/Pno. 1Mar.2/Pno. 2 Vin. 1 12

d00 do0 doo doo (simile)

in one breath; breathe when comfortable; fade in/out through repeats ad lib

Bs. Cls.
(6-12x) (6-12x) (6-|2X) (6-12) (6-12x) (6-12x)

(6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x)
=f:
15 6
17( 18 9 20 21 22 23 24 27 28

Bass Clarinet I lifts instrument to cue each new chord. Pianos, marimbas, voices, and strings follow a few beats later. Exact entrances ad lib.

IV
(6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) 12x) (6-12x) (6-112x) (6-12x)

29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

V
(6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) 6--12x) (6-12 6 -12x) (6-12x) 12x) (6-112x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x)
f-
44 47
43
45) 48 50 51 52

VI VII
(6-12x) (6-12x) -12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) 6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x)

53 54 55 56 37 58 59 60 51 62 63 64

IX
(6-12x) 6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x)

55 66 67 8 59 0 71 72 73 74 75 76
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XI
(6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x)
-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) - 12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x)

doo doo (simile) 9 80 32 83 84 35 36 87 88

7 78

doo doo (simile)

(6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x)

f
0 91 2 93 (3-5x) 94 (3-5x) 95 (3-5x) 96
89 (6-12x) (26-46x)

Vib.
Mar 3
Cls.
E
(7-11x)
97 repeat until cue Cue begins
(4-8x)

Vib.

07
(3-5x) last repeat

doo doo doo doo do00 doo do0 doo doo doo doo doo (simile)

Vib.

(3-5x)
rep t until cue

last repeat

121
4 Cl. chords
 Vib.

Cue begvs
135

doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo (simile)
doo doo doo

139 last repear

Vib.

(3-5x)
repeat until cue

lastrepeat

Vib.

159
(3-5x)
155 epeat until cue last repeat

Vib.

161 (4-8x)
(Cls., Voc, 4, Stgs. fade out) (2-4x)
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(2-4x) (3-5x)
(3-5x) (3-5x) (3-5x)
66
167 168 169 teuto sempre 170 171

doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo (simile)
enter with clarinets and strings. Fronm bars 168-175 clarinets cue change to euch new bar.

(3-5x) (3-5x) (3-5x) (3-5x)

172 173 174

Voc. 3,4 -14x)

(0-14x)

(one bar of overlap) (one bar of overlap)

176 P (6-14x)
(6-14x) 16 Bs. Cl. chords:
fade when Bs. Cls.
finish

fade in/out; freely alternate one-bar pattern; fade out last bar with Cls., Stgs., Xylos., Pnos.

cue
Vib. o

222

3 Vib. cues, then Cls. fade out:

192
 Cls.UN(3-10x) (5-10)

simile (one breath)

(5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x)
(5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x)
(5-10x) 5-10x) (5-10x)
one breath E
Voices lead
22600 doo doo doo doodoo doodoo doo doo doo doo 227o0
do0 doodoo doo doo doo doo doodoo doodoo
226A 226B 2278

doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
in one breath; breathe when comfortable: fade in/out through repeats ad lib; claurinets follow

Vib.
3 Vib. cues; then:

IB (2nd Vib. cue)

Cls. (2-3x)

Xylo., Pno. build up; 2 Vib. cues; then Cls.fade out:

261

Cls. 5-10) (5-10x) (5-10x)

erc.

(5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x)

Voices lead (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x)
J
- one breuth 289B simile (one breath) 290A 2908 J
289A

1.doodoo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doodoo doodoo
with Voc. 4; in one breath; breathe when comfortable: fade in/out through repeats ad lib: clarinets follow

Vib.

2 Vib. cues; then:

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Vi

312 (4-8x) (4-8x)

(4-8x) repeat until cue' cue hegins' last repeat

ce ce simile

4-8x) (4-8x)
312
(4-8x) repeat until cue! cue begins last repeat

doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo simle

enter with Cls. (Cls. cue);

cresc. gradually through repeats

Vib.

321 repeat until cue

lastrepea

(7-9x) 325
32 repeat until cue last repeat

Bs. Cls.
339A (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) 3398 (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) 340A (-10x) 5-10Ox) 5-10X)

327

327
 Cue Voice 1 fade out
3408 (5-10x) 510x) 5-10x)

(ee) (simile)

doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo (simile)

341A (1Ux) OX) 10x) 3418 (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) 342A (-1Ux) 10x) (5-10x)

Cue Voice 2 fade out

342B (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x)

Cue Stgs. fade out

343A (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) 343B (5-10x) (5-10x) 5-10x) 344A (5-10x) (5-10x) 5-10x) 344B (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x)
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CUC Strings start 345A; then Bs. Cs. and voices follow in that order. From 3458-350: Bs. Cls. start: hen Stgs. and voicesfollow in that order

VIn.
(5-10x) Ox) 10x) -10x) 5- 10x)

Stgs. stc.

Bs. Cls.
5-10%) (5-10%) (5-J0x) (5-10x) 5-10x) (5-10x)
Bs. Cls. etc.

(5-10x) 10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) 10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x)

doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo (simile)

(5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x)

(5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x)
3458 346A

doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo (simile)
doo dooD doo doo doo doo

(5-10x) (5-10 (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x)

347A ( 347B(

(5-10x) -10x) (5-10x)

(5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x)
3468 347A 3478

cue (Bs. Cls., Stgs, then Vocs, as before)

Bs. CIs. (5-10%) (5-10x)) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x)

(5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10 (5-10 (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x)

350

5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x)

348 349 350
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373
2 Pno. build ups. then:
(veveral nniutes)

(1-2x)
375

doo dle doo dle doo doo doo doo doo doodle doo dle doo doo doo doo (simile)
ossia doo dn doo dn doo doo doo doo dooo doo dn doo dn doo doo do0 doo (simile)
fade in gradually through repeats
(with Mars. and Pno. )

Bs. Cls.
(-TOX) (5-10x) (5-10x)
378 379 (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10Ox) 380 (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x)

377 379

cue
cue 380AOx) (5-10x) (5-10x)
381 -10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) 382A

Bs. Cl. chord 381 cues fade out; no bars of silence; then, Bs. Cl chord 382A cues fade in; both fades with Pro. I and Mars.

doo doo doo doo doo doo doo-dle doo do0 doo doo doo doo doo
dn (sim.)

cue (Bs. Cl. chord cues)

Vib.
5-10x) (S-10x) (5-10x)
385D

6 more Bs. Cl. chords; then: E

 Vib.

(Maracas enter) (2-4x)

(1-3x)
repeat until cue
392
(1-2x)

doo doo doo doo doo doo doo d00

enter with Cls, Stgs, Pno. 3, 4;
fade in gradually through repeats

Vib.

(5-10x) 406
repeat until cue
402 lastrepeat

doo doo doo doo doo doo doo-dle doo d00 doo doo doo doo0 doo doo doo doo doo-dle doo do0 doo doo
Jn dn

(3-5x)
epeat uniil cue
408

doo doo doo do0 doo doo doo-dle doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo-dle doo doo doo doo (simile)
dn dn

Vib.

416 last repeat

420 6 Voc. 3, 4, Cl. chords

 Vib. 11

438
lastrepeat

doo doo doo do0 doo doo doo-dle doo doo doo doo d00 doo doo doo doo do0 doo doo doo
n doo-dle doo doo doo doo (simile)
dn

(2-3x)
repeat until cue

Vib.

ast repeat

Vib.

(3-5x) 458
454 repeat until cue last repeut

Vib.

460 (3-5x) 466 (3-5x)

fade out gradually through repeats with Cls., Stgs.

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VI
Vib.

3-5x) last repeat

478 repeut until cue
472
(2-6x)

Maracas I and 2
doo doo doo dooo doo doo doo do00 doo doo doo doo doo do0 doo doo doo
exchange parts (sim.)
enter with Cls.;
Cls. cue entrance;
fade in gradually through repeats

Vib.

(3-5x) 490
repeat until cue lastrepeat
486

(2-3x)
repeat until cue

Vib.

lastrepeat
500

504
4 CI. chords
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Vib.

519 lastrepeat

doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo (simile)

(2-3
repeat until cue

Vib.

lastrepeat

Vib.

(3-5x) 539
535 epeat unil cue lastrepeat

Vib.

(3-5x)
541 (3-5x)

fude out gradually through repeats with Voc. 3, 4, Cls., Stgs.

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VI
Xylo., Pno.
581
Xylo.. Pno. build up: 2 Vib. cues; then: EE

V'el.

551

(5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x)

(5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x)
(5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x)
(5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x)
one breath
585A 5858 586A 5868

doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doodoo doodoo

doo doo doo doo simile (one breath) doodoo doodo0 doodoo
doo doo

Vib.

2 Vib. cues; then:

(4-7x)
609 611 612 (4-7 614
(4-6x) enuto sempre613
°1d (4-7x) (4-7x)

doo doo doo

doo doo do00 doo doo doo doo
enter with Clarinets; when Clarinets move to next bar, follow immediatly; similarly through 617

609 (4-6x) 611

(4-7x) 612 (4-7 tenuto sempre 613 (4-7x) 614 (4-7x)

doo doo doo

doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
enter with Clarinets; when Clarinets nmove to next bar, follow immediatly: similarly through 617
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(22-6x)
ade out gradually throughh repeuts
(4-7x) (4-7x) (1-3x) 618
615 616 617

doo doo doo doo doo (simile)

(2-6x)
(1-3x) decresc. gradually through repeats
(4-7x) (4-7x) 617 618
615 616

doo doo doo doo doo (simile)

enter intermittently: fade out when Xylos. start pulsing (627A)

fade in (3-5x) (3-5x) fade out
(6-10x)

2 Xylo.. Pno. build ups: move to

627A when Xylos. start pulsing

(3-5x) (3-5x)
(6-10x) fade in fade oout

627A (Voc. 2 only) Xylos. start pulsing (3x)}; Pno. 3 joins pulsing (3x); Pro. 4 joins pulsing (3x); Bs. Cl cues section X

cue

(5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x)

Vib.
S more chords; fade out with last

630A I. and 2. trade quietly

fade out with Voc. 3, 4, Xylos., Pno. 3, 4, Stg.

(+3
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Vib.

(2-4x)
repeat until cue lastrepeut
636 (4-6x)

doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
(sti. )
enter with Voc. 3, 4, Cls., Stgs.;
fade in gradually through repeats

Vib.

(3-5x) 648
644 repeat uniil cue last repear

(Voc. 3 fades out)

Bs..Cls. (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) 5-10x) (5-10x) 5-10x) (5-10x)
658A (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) 658B 558C 6680
) (5-10x)

1 0 x ) (5-10x) (5-10x)
6594 (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x)) 659B 659C5-10x) 5-10x) (5-10x)
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cuc Bs. Cl. cues fade out

5-10n) s-10%) ( 10%)
6590

fade out gradually

doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

(Stgs, Voc. 4 fades out)

660A (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) 5-10x) (5-10x) 5-10x) 660C

(S-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) S-10x) (5-10x)
660D
(5-10)
6608
EEE E

cCUc
Bs. Cls. (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x)
AKEAKE Bs. Cls. etc.

Stgs.
(5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x)
Stgs. etc.

Voc. 3, 4
(5-10x) (5- 10x) (5-10x)
Voc. 3, 4 etc.

order of pulses: Bs. Cls., then Stgs., then Voc. 3, 4, then Voc. 1, 2
(5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x)
(5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x)
doo doo doo do0 doodoo (sim.)
661A 6628

doo doo doo doo doo doo (sim.)

Pulse
B s . Cl. cue (same order of entrances)

(5-1Ox) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x)

(5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) -10x)

(5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) (5-10x) 10x) (5-10x)

63A
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(5-10) 5-10x) (5-10 5-10x) 5-10x) 5-|Ox)

elc.

(6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x)

(6-12X) (6-12x) 16-12) (6-12x) (6-12x3) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x)
doo doo (simile)
667 668 669 671 672 673 674 675 676 677 679
678( 680 681

doo doo (simile)

Bass Clarinet 1 ifts instrument to cue each new chord. Pianos, marimbas, voices, and strings follow a few heats later. Exact entrances ad lib.

(6-12x) 12x) -12x) (6-12x) 12x) 12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) -12x)
m
682 684 685 686 687 688 689 692 693

(6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) 6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x)
m
694 695 696 97 698 699 700 701 702, 703 704 705

VI VI
(6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) 12x) (6-12x) -12x)
m
06 707 708 709 710 711 712 713 714 715 716 717

IX
(6-12x) 6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12 (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x)
m m mf
/18 719 720 21 22 723 724 725 726 727 28 729

(6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x)
mj- m
30 731 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 739 740 741

(6-12x) (6-12x) (6-12x)

Pno. 1, 2 Mar. 1,2
fades out 747 ades out Vln. fades Oul
742 743 744 745 746 4 748
(6-12x) -14x) (6-12x) (9-14x)