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Double Sextet: III. Fast by Steve Reich

Double Sextet: III. Fast by Steve Reich runs at 167 BPM in the key of C# minor. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.

Measured

Tempo
167 BPM
Key
C# minor
Length
6:53
Genre
cinematic orchestral
Mood
triumphant
Vocals
Instrumental

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The prompt

A triumphant cinematic orchestral track with high energy and a half-time feel at 167 BPM. The low end is upright bass playing root-note anchored, under a brushed jazz kit with a tight and dry snare and sparse dark cymbals. Grand piano carries the harmony, swelling and cinematic. The arrangement follows loop-based with dynamic drops. A grand piano leads, building through repetition. Subtle bitcrush adds texture, with a short room reverb on the lead. Mixed in a lo-fi and saturated style, foregrounding melodic lead and low-end weight, built on modal chords, leaving a tense and coiled atmosphere.

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What the analysis found

Bass instrument
upright bass
Bassline style
root-note anchored
Tempo
167
Chords
modal
Cymbals
sparse dark cymbals
Energy
high
Atmosphere
tense and coiled
Genre
cinematic orchestral
Harmonic instrument
grand piano
Harmonic style
swelling and cinematic
Lead instrument
a grand piano
Lead style
building through repetition
Mixing style
lo-fi and saturated
Mood
triumphant
Percussion
a brushed jazz kit
Rhythmic style
half-time
Snare
tight and dry
Sonic focus
melodic lead
Secondary focus
low-end weight
Space
a short room reverb
Structure
loop-based with dynamic drops
Textural detail
subtle bitcrush

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This is an independent acoustic analysis. Tempo and key are measured from the audio; instrumentation and production characteristics are classified against a fixed vocabulary. The source recording is deleted once the analysis finishes, and no lyrics from it are stored. The measurements and classifications are automated estimates, so use them as a starting point and trust your ears.

Planetary Records is not affiliated with Steve Reich. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.

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