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Philip Glass | |
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 Glass in 1993 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | January 31, 1937 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
| Discography | List of compositions |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Member of | Philip Glass Ensemble |
| Website | philipglass |
Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer and pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century.[1][2][3][4] Glass's work has been associated with minimalism, being built up from repetitive phrases and shifting layers.[5][6] Glass describes himself as a composer of "music with repetitive structures",[7] which he has helped to evolve stylistically.[8][9]
Glass founded the Philip Glass Ensemble, which is still in existence, but Glass no longer performs with the ensemble. He has written 15 operas, numerous chamber operas and musical theatre works, 14 symphonies, 12 concertos, nine string quartets, various other chamber music pieces, and many film scores. Three of his film scores have been nominated for Academy Awards.
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- ^ "The Most Influential People in Classical and Dance", New York, May 8, 2006, retrieved November 10, 2008
- ^ O'Mahony, John (November 24, 2001), "The Guardian Profile: Philip Glass", The Guardian, London, retrieved November 10, 2008
- ^ Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia (2000), "Glass, Philip," Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., p. 659. There, Glass is described as "today perhaps the world's most famous living composer."
- ^ SPIN Media LLC (May 1985). SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 55–. ISSN 0886-3032.
- ^ Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia (2000), "Glass, Philip," Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., p. 659. There, Glass is described as "today perhaps the world's most famous living composer."
- ^ Biography, PhilipGlass.com, archived from the original on August 4, 2013, retrieved November 10, 2008,
The new musical style that Glass was evolving was eventually dubbed "minimalism". Glass himself never liked the term and preferred to speak of himself as a composer of "music with repetitive structures". Much of his early work was based on the extended reiteration of brief, elegant melodic fragments that wove in and out of an aural tapestry.
- ^ Smith, Ethan (January 18, 1999), "Is Glass Half Empty?", New York, retrieved November 10, 2008
- ^ Smith, Steve (September 23, 2007), "If Grant Had Been Singing at Appomattox", The New York Times
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