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Philip Glass

Philip Glass

Musician · US · b. 1937

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He has been married four times and has four children, including two sons with his fourth wife.

Philip Glass is widely regarded as one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century.

Glass's father owned a record store, which greatly influenced his early appreciation for music.

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Biography

Early Life

Philip Morris Glass was born on January 31, 1937, in Baltimore, Maryland, to a family of Latvian-Jewish and Russian-Jewish emigrants. His father, Benjamin Charles Glass, owned a record store, which greatly influenced Philip's early appreciation for music. He spent countless hours listening to various recordings, developing a rich knowledge of classical and contemporary music. His mother, Ida, was a librarian who actively helped Jewish Holocaust survivors after World War II, instilling in Philip a sense of compassion and community service.

Career

Glass's musical journey took a significant turn when he received a Fulbright Scholarship to study in Paris from 1964 to 1966 under the renowned Nadia Boulanger. This experience shaped his compositional style, leading him to explore minimalism, characterized by repetitive structures and shifting layers. He became one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century, with notable works including "Einstein on the Beach," "Satyagraha," and the "Low" Symphony. His collaborations with artists like David Bowie and Brian Eno further expanded his musical horizons, blending classical with rock and electronic influences.

Personal Life

Philip Glass has been married four times and has four children. His first marriage was to theater director JoAnne Akalaitis, followed by Luba Burtyk, and then to artist Candy Jernigan, who passed away in 1991. His fourth marriage was to Holly Critchlow, with whom he shares two sons. A supporter of the Tibetan independence movement, Glass co-founded Tibet House US and is a vegetarian. He currently resides in New York City and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and continues to be an active figure in the music world.

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Discography

Albums
Kronos Quartet performs Philip GlassKronos Quartet performs Philip Glass1995
  1. 1.String Quartet no. 5: I1:11
  2. 2.String Quartet no. 5: II2:59
  3. 3.String Quartet no. 5: III5:28
  4. 4.String Quartet no. 5: IV4:38
  5. 5.String Quartet no. 5: V7:46
  6. 6.String Quartet no. 4 “Buczak”: I7:59
  7. 7.String Quartet no. 4 “Buczak”: II6:23
  8. 8.String Quartet no. 4 “Buczak”: III8:49
  9. 9.String Quartet no. 2 “Company”: I2:11
  10. 10.String Quartet no. 2 “Company”: II1:36
  11. 11.String Quartet no. 2 “Company”: III1:33
  12. 12.String Quartet no. 2 “Company”: IV2:13
  13. 13.String Quartet no. 3 “Mishima”: I. 1957. Award Montage3:31
  14. 14.String Quartet no. 3 “Mishima”: II. November 25. Ichigaya1:23
  15. 15.String Quartet no. 3 “Mishima”: III. 1934. Grandmother and Kimitake2:44
  16. 16.String Quartet no. 3 “Mishima”: IV. 1962. Body Building1:41
  17. 17.String Quartet no. 3 “Mishima”: V. Blood Oath3:14
  18. 18.String Quartet no. 3 “Mishima”: VI. Mishima/Closing2:57
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Brant / Scelsi / Wolpe / Xenakis / Cage / Glass / FeldmanBrant / Scelsi / Wolpe / Xenakis / Cage / Glass / Feldman1995
  1. 1.Quombex7:11
  2. 2.Anahit12:50
  3. 3.Second Piece for Violin Alone3:19
  4. 4.Mikka4:46
  5. 5.Mikka "S"5:06
  6. 6.Nocturne4:28
  7. 7.Strung Out21:26
  8. 8.Vertical Thoughts II5:02
Where to listen:Apple MusicYouTube MusicSpotify
“Low” Symphony“Low” Symphony1993
  1. 1.Subterraneans15:12
  2. 2.Some Are11:21
  3. 3.Warszawa16:01
Where to listen:Apple MusicYouTube MusicSpotify
Itaipu / The CanyonItaipu / The Canyon1993
  1. 1.Itaipu: I. Mato Grosso11:41
  2. 2.Itaipu: II. The Lake10:03
  3. 3.Itaipu: III. The Dam11:47
  4. 4.Itaipu: IV. To the Sea5:48
  5. 5.The Canyon16:32
Where to listen:Apple MusicYouTube MusicSpotify
Barber / Dvořák / GlassBarber / Dvořák / Glass1993
  1. 1.String Quartet, op. 11: I. Molto allegro e appassionato7:43
  2. 2.String Quartet, op. 11: IIa. Molto adagio7:26
  3. 3.String Quartet, op. 11: IIb. Molto allegro (come prima)2:36
  4. 4.String Quartet in F major “American”, op. 96: I. Allegro ma non troppo9:29
  5. 5.String Quartet in F major “American”, op. 96: II. Lento7:16
  6. 6.String Quartet in F major “American”, op. 96: III. Molto vivace3:37
  7. 7.String Quartet in F major “American”, op. 96: IV. Finale - vivace ma non troppo5:19
  8. 8.String Quartet no. 1: Part One8:44
  9. 9.String Quartet no. 1: Ambient Pause1:54
  10. 10.String Quartet no. 1: Part Two6:56
Where to listen:Apple MusicYouTube MusicSpotify
Hydrogen JukeboxHydrogen Jukebox1993
  1. 1.Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #1 from Iron Horse6:41
  2. 2.Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #2 Jahweh and Allah Battle3:40
  3. 3.Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #3 from Iron Horse2:54
  4. 4.Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #4 To P.O.3:42
  5. 5.Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #5 from Crossing Nation; Over Denver Again; Going to Chicago and To Poe: Over the Planet, Air Albany-Baltimore5:42
  6. 6.Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #6 from Wichta Vortex Sutra7:45
  7. 7.Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #7 from Howl, Part II5:56
  8. 8.Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #8 from Cabin in the Rockies4:23
  9. 9.Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #9 from Nagasaki Days (Numbers in Red Notebook)0:40
  10. 10.Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #10 Aunt Rose4:58
  11. 11.Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #11 from The Green Automobile6:00
  12. 12.Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #12 from N.S.A. Dope Calypso5:39
  13. 13.Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #13 from Nagasaki Days (Everybody’s Fantasy)5:07
  14. 14.Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #14 Ayers Rock/Uluru Song and “Throw Out the Yellow Journalists…”4:06
  15. 15.Hydrogen Jukebox: Song #15 Father Death Blues (from Don’t Grow Old)5:14
Where to listen:Apple MusicYouTube MusicSpotify
Einstein on the BeachEinstein on the Beach1993
  1. 1.Knee 18:05
  2. 2.Train 121:26
  3. 3.Trial 1: Entrance5:43
  4. 4.Trial 1: Mr. Bojangles16:30
  5. 5.Trial 1: All Men Are Equal4:31
  6. 6.Knee 26:09
  7. 7.Dance 115:55
  8. 8.Night Train20:10
  9. 9.Knee 36:30
  10. 10.Trial 2 / Prison: Prematurely Air-Conditioned Supermarket12:18
  11. 11.Trial 2 / Prison: Ensemble6:38
  12. 12.Trial 2 / Prison: I Feel the Earth Move4:10
  13. 13.Dance 219:59
  14. 14.Knee 47:06
  15. 15.Building10:21
  16. 16.Bed: Cadenza1:53
  17. 17.Bed: Prelude4:24
  18. 18.Bed: Aria8:12
  19. 19.Spaceship12:51
  20. 20.Knee 58:04
Where to listen:Apple MusicYouTube MusicSpotify
Glass Organ WorksGlass Organ Works1993
  1. 1.Dance IV for Organ20:40
  2. 2.Mad Rush10:47
  3. 3.Dance II for Organ24:32
  4. 4.Contrary Motion12:13
  5. 5.Satyagraha: Act III: Conclusion9:25
Where to listen:Apple MusicYouTube MusicSpotify
TriviumTrivium1992
  1. 1.Trivium7:07
  2. 2.Mein Weg hat Gipfel und Wellentäler9:07
  3. 3.Annum per annum8:05
  4. 4.Pari intervallo5:51
  5. 5.Psalm 1243:08
  6. 6.O God Abufe1:40
  7. 7.Satyagraha, Act III Conclusion7:57
  8. 8.Dance IV15:31
Where to listen:Apple MusicYouTube MusicSpotify
MinimalistMinimalist1990
  1. 1.Shaker Loops: I. Shaking and Trembling7:59
  2. 2.Shaker Loops: II. Hymning Slews5:22
  3. 3.Shaker Loops: III. Loops and Verses7:52
  4. 4.Shaker Loops: IV. A Final Shaking3:42
  5. 5.Façades7:48
  6. 6.Eight Lines17:56
  7. 7.Company: I.2:36
  8. 8.Company: II.1:53
  9. 9.Company: III.1:58
  10. 10.Company: IV.2:30
  11. 11.The Frontier8:13
Where to listen:Apple MusicYouTube MusicSpotify
PassagesPassages1990
  1. 1.Offering9:47
  2. 2.Sadhanipa8:37
  3. 3.Channels and Winds8:00
  4. 4.Ragas in Minor Scale7:37
  5. 5.Meetings Along the Edge8:11
  6. 6.Prashanti13:40
Where to listen:Apple MusicYouTube MusicSpotify
Music in Twelve PartsMusic in Twelve Parts1990
  1. 1.Music in Twelve Parts: Part 118:01
  2. 2.Music in Twelve Parts: Part 216:58
  3. 3.Music in Twelve Parts: Part 315:20
  4. 4.Music in Twelve Parts: Part 421:04
  5. 5.Music in Twelve Parts: Part 515:50
  6. 6.Music in Twelve Parts: Part 614:34
  7. 7.Music in Twelve Parts: Part 721:12
  8. 8.Music in Twelve Parts: Part 818:21
  9. 9.Music in Twelve Parts: Part 914:50
  10. 10.Music in Twelve Parts: Part 1017:14
  11. 11.Music in Twelve Parts: Part 1114:36
  12. 12.Music in Twelve Parts: Part 1218:23
Where to listen:Apple MusicYouTube MusicSpotify
1000 Airplanes on the Roof1000 Airplanes on the Roof1989

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Solo PianoSolo Piano1989

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Dance nos. 1-5Dance nos. 1-51988

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AkhnatenAkhnaten1987

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Songs From Liquid DaysSongs From Liquid Days1986

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SatyagrahaSatyagraha1985

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The PhotographerThe Photographer1983

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Where to listen:Apple MusicYouTube MusicSpotify
GlassworksGlassworks1982

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Dance nos. 1 & 3Dance nos. 1 & 31980

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Where to listen:Apple MusicYouTube MusicSpotify
Einstein on the BeachEinstein on the Beach1979

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Solo MusicSolo Music1975

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Where to listen:Apple MusicYouTube MusicSpotify
Music in Twelve Parts, Parts 1 & 2Music in Twelve Parts, Parts 1 & 21974

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Music With Changing PartsMusic With Changing Parts1971

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Label

Record label
Virgin Records

Achievements

Award
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
Award
Praemium Imperiale
Award
BAFTA Award for Best Original Music
Award
Glenn Gould Prize
Award
James Parks Morton Interfaith Award
Award
Fulbright Scholarship
Award
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Award
Classic Brit Awards
Award
National Medal of Arts
Award
Kennedy Center Honors

Groups

  • Philip Glass Ensembleoriginal · 1968current
  • Mickey Hart, Philip Glass and Kitarocurrent
  • Polyrockcurrent

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Passport
Country

US

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Born

1937-01-31

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Instruments

piano, bass, drum kit

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Identifiers & aliases

Also known as: Glass, Phil Glass, Phillip Glass

Disambiguation

US composer & pianist

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ISNI

0000000121367029

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Description

American composer (born 1937)

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Extract from Wikipedia

Philip Morris Glass is an American composer and pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century. Glass's work has been associated with minimalism, being built up from repetitive phrases and shifting layers. He described himself as a composer of "music with repetitive structures", which he has helped to evolve stylistically.

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