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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 for Suno without naming the record.

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Measured

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

Suno 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.

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

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