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Philip Morris Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer. He is one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century. His music is also often controversially described as minimalist, along with the work of the other "major minimalists" La Monte Young, Terry Riley and Steve Reich. He has distanced himself from the "minimalist" label, describing himself instead as a composer of "music with repetitive structures." Though his early mature music shares much with what is normally called "minimalist", he has since evolved stylistically. Currently, he describes himself as a "Classicist", pointing out that he is trained in harmony and counterpoint and studied such composers as Franz Schubert, Johann Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with Nadia Boulanger. Glass is a prolific composer: he has written works for the musical group which he founded, the Philip Glass Ensemble (with which he still performs on keyboards), as well as operas, musical theatre works, ten symphonies, eleven concertos, solo works, chamber music including string quartets and instrumental sonatas, and film scores. Three of his film scores have been nominated for Academy Awards.

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Discography

  • How Now

    How Now

    Album2010
  • String Quartets nos. 1-4

    String Quartets nos. 1-4

    Album2010
  • Violin Concerto no. 2: The American Four Seasons

    Violin Concerto no. 2: The American Four Seasons

    Album2010
  • Timeless

    Timeless

    Album2010
  • Schoenberg/Glass

    Schoenberg/Glass

    Album2010
  • Glass: Violin Concerto no. 1 / Bernstein: Serenade After Plato's Symposium

    Glass: Violin Concerto no. 1 / Bernstein: Serenade After Plato's Symposium

    Album2010
  • A Retrospective

    A Retrospective

    Album2010
  • Itaipu and Three Songs

    Itaipu and Three Songs

    Album2010
  • The Juniper Tree

    The Juniper Tree

    Album2009
  • Glass / Tavener / Nyman

    Glass / Tavener / Nyman

    Album2009
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