Philip Glass

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Three reasons to love Philip Glass

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1. he's an amazing composer
2. he chooses interesting films to work on, he's not stuck in one genre! (Candyman vs. the Hours)
3. he co-founded the Tibet House (read on...)

Philip Glass at a Glance

Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American classical music composer who has been nominated for three Academy Awards. He is considered one of the most influential composers of the late-20th centuryNaxos Classical Music Spotlight podcast: Philip Glass Heroes SymphonyNew York News and Features: The Influentials: Classical and DanceGuardian Unlimited: When less means moreRhapsody Online artist profile of Philip Glass[http://www.andante.com/article/article.cfm?id=17307 Andante online: A Composer's Century]

and is widely acknowledged as a composer who has brought art music to the American public (along with precursors such as Richard Strauss, Kurt Weill and Leonard Bernstein).

His music is described as minimalist, from which he distanced himself in being a composer of "music with repetitive structures". Philip Glass: Biography Although his early, mature music is minimalist, he has evolved stylistically. Is Glass Half Empty?The New York Times "If Grant Had Been Singing at Appomattox" September 23, 2007 by Steve Smith Currently, he describes himself as a "Classicist", trained in harmony and counterpoint and studied Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Franz Schubert.Glass in conversation with Belinda McKoen, Irish Times, June 28, 2008, http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2008/0628/1214567621837.html

Glass is a prolific composer: he has written ensemble works, operas, eight symphonies, eight concertos, film scores, and solo works. Glass counts many visual artists, writers, musicians, and directors among his friends, including Richard Serra, Chuck Close, Doris Lessing, Allen Ginsberg, Errol Morris, Robert Wilson, JoAnne Akalaitis, John Moran, actors Bill Treacher and Peter Dean, Godfrey Reggio, Ravi Shankar, Linda Ronstadt, Paul Simon, David Bowie, Patti Smith, the conductor Dennis Russell Davies, and electronic musician Aphex Twin, who have all collaborated with him. Among recent collaborators are Glass's fellow New Yorkers Leonard Cohen, and Woody...

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