# Steve Reich — Music for 18 Musicians

Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians (1978) appears on 2 of our lists — Minimalism and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred, highest at No. 2 in Minimalism. Every verdict, in full.

- **Released:** 1978
- **Label:** ECM
- **On:** Minimalism and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Artist:** [Steve Reich](https://waxonia.com/artist/steve-reich/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/steve-reich--music-for-18-musicians/

## What 2 lists say

### No. 2 in [Minimalism](https://waxonia.com/genre/minimalism/)

An hour of pulsing marimbas and breath-length harmonic cycles. The most seductive thing minimalism produced, and the record that made the argument to people with no patience for the argument.

### Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/)

An hour of pulsing marimbas that converts people with no patience for the theory behind it. The most seductive thing minimalism produced.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Steve%20Reich%20Music%20for%2018%20Musicians) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=1oOmUi4HGt0)

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