Philip Glass
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. Glass' 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.
Glass founded the Philip Glass Ensemble in 1968. He has written 15 operas, numerous chamber operas and musical theatre works, 15 symphonies, 12 concertos, nine string quartets, various other chamber music pieces, and many film scores. He has received nominations for four Grammy Awards, including two for Best Contemporary Classical Composition for Satyagraha (1987) and String Quartet No. 2 (1988). He has received three Academy Award for Best Original Score nominations for Martin Scorsese's Kundun (1997), Stephen Daldry's The Hours (2002), and Richard Eyre's Notes on a Scandal (2006). He also composed the scores for Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), Hamburger Hill (1987), The Thin Blue Line (1988), Candyman (1992), The Truman Show (1998), and The Illusionist (2006).
Glass is known for composing the operas Einstein on the Beach (1976), Satyagraha (1980), Akhnaten (1983), The Voyage (1992), and The Perfect American (2013). He also wrote the scores for Broadway productions such as the revivals of The Elephant Man (2002), The Crucible (2016), and King Lear (2019). For the latter he won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music in a Play.
Glass has received many accolades, including a BAFTA Award, a Drama Desk Award, and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, four Grammy Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. He has also received the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1995, the National Medal of Arts in 2010, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2018, and the Grammy Trustees Award in 2020. In 2025, he received a Lifetime Achievement from the World Soundtrack Academy.
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Wild is the Wind (Transcribed for two Pianos by Michael Blasky after Nina Simone's version) - 55 -
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Spiritual Suite: III. Troubled Water (Arr. for two Pianos by Clémentin Bonjour) - 55 -
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Ballad of the Spirits - 55 -
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Valse noire for M. - 55 -
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Ten Concert Etudes: IV. - 55 -
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Trois pièces Caractéristiques: I. Allegretto - 55 -
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2 Nocturnes, Op. 50: No. 2 Leicht bewegt und verträumt - 55 -
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Helen's Theme from Candyman (Arr. for Piano by Michael Riesman) - 55 -
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Star-Cross'd Lovers: Act V: Romeo's Poison - 55 -
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The Time Curve Preludes: No. 12 - 55 -
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We Will Meet Again - 55 -
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West Side Story: Somewhere (Arr. for two Pianos by Irwin Kostal) - 55 -
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Canción De Amor (Arr. for two Pianos by Joan Albert Amargós) - 55 -
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La vida breve - Transc. Samazeuilh / Act 2: Spanish Dance No. 1 - 55 -
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Carolina Shout (Arr. for two Pianos by François Jeanneau) - 55 -
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Piano Concerto in F: 3. Allegro agitato - 55 -
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Vier Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 8: I. Allegro moderato (Arr. for two Pianos by Isabelle et Florence Lafitte) - 55 -
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3 Mélodies, Op. 4: No. 2 Allegretto - 55 -
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Lieder ohne Worte V, Op. 62: I. Andante espressivo, MWV U185 "May Breeze" (Arr. for Piano 4-hands by Robin Langley) - 55 -
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Lieder ohne Worte VI, Op. 67: I. Andante, MWV U180 (Arr. for Piano 4-hands by Robin Langley) - 55 -
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Suite bergamasque, CD 82: III. Clair de lune (Arr. for two Pianos by Henri Dutilleux) - 55 -
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Trois Morceaux: I. D’un vieux jardin - 55 -
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Trois Morceaux: II. D’un jardin clair - 55 -
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Hommage à Marie Jaëll - 55 -
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12 Valses and Finale for Piano four-hands, Op. 8: VIII. Allegretto cantabile - 55 -
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Pavana-Capricho, Op. 12 - 55 -
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Cours complet pour l'Enseignement du Forté Piano: Etude No. 110 in A Major - 55 -
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Dolly Suite, Op. 56: III. Le jardin de Dolly - 55 -
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Ma mère l'oye, M. 60 - For Piano Duet: V. Le jardin féerique - 55 -
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Pavane pour une infante défunte, M.19 (Transcr. for Piano duet) - 55 -
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Nocturnes, L.91 - Transcr. Ravel: 2. Fêtes - 55 -
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Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B. 78: No. 5 in A Major. Skocná. Allegro vivace - 55 -
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Jeux d'enfants, Op. 22: No. 3, La poupée - 55 -
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Jeux d'enfants, Op. 22: No. 12, Le bal - 55 -
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Dolly Suite, Op. 56: I. Berceuse - 55 -
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21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (Version for Piano 4 Hands): No. 12 in D Minor. Presto - 55 -
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Memory - 55 -
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Für Alina - 55 -
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Pari Intervallo - 55 -
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Goiza Larrunen - 55 -
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Orphée / Act 1: III. La chambre d'Orphée (Version for Piano duet) - 55 -
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La Belle et la Bête: II. Les soeurs (Version for Piano duet) - 55 -
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Les enfants terribles: III. The Somnambulist (Version for Piano duet) - 55 -
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El Chan: II. Points of light - 55 -
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El Chan: V. Coyote - 55 -
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Le Sacre du Printemps / Pt. 1: L'Adoration de la terre: Danse de la terre (Version for two Pianos) - 55 -
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Hymn to a Great City - 55 -
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Images: Prelude 7 - 55 -
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Images: Postlude - 55 -
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Experiences No. 1 - 55 -
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Für Alina - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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Mommy’s Kiss - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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Images: Interlude 4 - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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Variations for the Healing of Arinushka - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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The End Of The Affair: Diary Of Love - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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Duet - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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Orphée - Arr. for Piano duet / Act 1: II. La route - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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7 Magnificat-Antiphons: No. 1, O Weisheit - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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7 Magnificat-Antiphons: No. 2, O Adonai - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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7 Magnificat-Antiphons: No. 3, O Spross aus Isais Wurzel - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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7 Magnificat-Antiphons: No. 4, O Schlüssel Davids - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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7 Magnificat-Antiphons: No. 5, O Morgenstern - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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7 Magnificat-Antiphons: No. 6, O König aller Völker - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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7 Magnificat-Antiphons: No. 7, O Immanuel - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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For Bunita Marcus (1985): page 6 - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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Greater Antiphons: I. O Wisdom - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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3 Gnossiennes: No. 2 - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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Études: No. 6 - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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Piano Piece - Very Early 92 - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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String Quartet No. 1: beginning - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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Études: No. 9 - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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The Lamb - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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Shaker Loops: 4. A Final Shaking - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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Greater Antiphons: V. O Morning Star - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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For Bunita Marcus (1985): page 4 - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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Vater Unser (Version for Cello and Piano) - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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Brass Sextet: I. Hymn - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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Greater Antiphons: II. O Adonai - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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The Claim: The Exchange - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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Les enfants terribles - Arr. for Piano duet: V. They Lived Their Dream - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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Gattaca: The Departure - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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Aguas da Amazonia: Tiquiê River - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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Piano Piece - Late 92 - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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For Bunita Marcus (1985): page 16 - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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Cello Counterpoint: 2. Slow - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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Orphée - Arr. for Piano duet / Act 2: IV. Chez Orphée - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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The Piano: Here To There - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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For Bunita Marcus (1985): page 30 - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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String Quartet No. 1: fig. H - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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Orphée - Arr. for Piano duet / Act 2: VII. Interlude musical - Le retour chez Orphée - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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Greater Antiphons: VI. O King of All People - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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String Quartet No. 1: fig. E - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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Brass Sextet: III. Finale - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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String Quartet No. 1: fig. I - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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For Bunita Marcus (1985): page 11 - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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For Bunita Marcus (1985): page 5 - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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The Piano: The Mood That Passes Through You - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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Piano Piece - Very Late 92 - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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Violin Concerto No. 2 - The American Four Seasons: Prologue - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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For Bunita Marcus (1985): page 13 - Patterns in Motion - The Great Minimalists, Vol. II -
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