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Four Organs work, each tone sounds almost in sequence. A continuous maraca beat serves as a rhythmic framework. Reich describes the piece as "the longest V–I cadence in the history of Western Music," the V and I chords being contained within the one chord. "You'll find the chord in Debussy and Thelonious Monk – the tonic on top and the dominant on the bottom." He has cited the music of Pérotin and other twelfth and thirteenth century composers as suggesting the technique of note augmentation used in "Four Organs". For performances of the piece, Reich recommended using electronic organs with as plain