The Indexing (Jeff's version)
Although 18 is performed as one piece with no breaks in the music,
Reich intended it to have 12 distinct sections, seen in his subtitling
of the work, Pulse-Section I-X-Pulse. On the newly recorded version,
available as part of the 10 CD box set, the piece is indexed into it's
14 sections (a section is added and one section, III, is divided into an
A and B part) whereas on the ECM version there is only one continuous track.
As stated in The Liner Notes, most of the transitions between sections
are signalled emphatically by a short melody sounded on the metallophone
as well as a corresponding change in rhythm and instrumentation.
Here is my version of the 18 (ECM) indexing:
| Section |
Time |
Section |
Time |
| Pulse |
00:00 - 03:43 (04:00?) |
Section VI |
26:00 - 31:22 |
| Section I |
03:43 (04:00?) - 08:03 |
Section VII |
31:22 - 35:52 |
| Section II |
08:03 - 12:04 |
Section VIII |
35:22 - 39:29 |
| Section III |
12:04 - 16:02 |
Section IX |
39:29 - 42:47 |
| Section IV |
16:02 - 20:05 |
Section X |
42:47 - 48:34 |
| Section V |
20:05 - 26:00 |
Pulse |
48:34 - 56:28 |
Each section can be further divided into sub-sections (signalled by
a more subtle metallophone melody) and so for Section VII (my personal
favorite) the subdivision would be as follows:
| Subdivsion |
Time |
Subdivsion |
Time |
| Subdivsion i |
31:22 - 31:52 |
Subdivsion v |
34:38 - 34:55 |
| Subdivsion ii |
31:52 - 32:22 |
Subdivsion vi |
34:55 - 35:16 |
| Subdivsion iii |
32:22 - 32:53 |
Subdivsion vii |
35:16 - 35:52 |
| Subdivsion iv |
32:53 - 34:38 |
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