LackingĬommercial success in the world of music at that time, he supported The early 1970's he was composing his original works for various theaterĬompanies and his own group, the Philip Glass Ensemble. Several years researching music in Northern Africa, India and Nepal. Techniques had a profound impact on his developing style and he spent Indian music while transcribing the score for a film. It was in Paris that he continued his interest in Eastern and Time traveling to Europe to study with the most well known composers of While in his early 20's Philip spent a great deal of
Spent 4 years at Juilliard, before working with Ravi Shankar, the sitarīeatles. Still found time to practice piano and study the great composers.Īfter graduating at the age of 19 he moved to New York where heįollowed his dream of being a composer at the Juilliard School. Between the several jobs he had to support himself, he These more obscure sonatas and symphonies, Philip received an earlyĮducation in lesser-known classical works and was inspired to pursue theĪfter finishing high school early Philip entered the University ofĬhicago at the age of 15, where he majored in mathematics and Would bring recorded works of Beethoven, Schubert, and other classicalĬomposers home to share with his three children. Listening to records his father brought home from the family's radioĪn attempt to understand why particular records didn't sell, Ben Glass Influences on his early development as a composer was the experience of When be began playing the flute at eight, although one of the most direct Playing the violin at six and discovered his serious interest in music Philip Glass was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1937.
Variety of stylistic influences from across the ages and the globe. Including dance, theater and film, featuring an eclectic array ofĬontemporary electronic and traditional instruments reflecting a wide His projects and innovations cross boundaries between various musical arts The most widely recognized and innovative modern classical composers andĪlthough his work is simply classified as minimal, Best known for his film scores, Philip Glass is among Monsters of Grace," or 1999's "The Truman Show," then inįact you have. You may not realize that you've heard the music of Philip Glass before,īut if you've seen films such as Martin Scorsese's "Kundun,
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