: 313@hyperreal.org
Subject: Re: (313) Philip Glass
key works, imo, would be Glassworks, Koyaanisqatsi soundtrack, A
Descent into the Maelström, Solo Piano ('89), Einstein on the Beach,
Symphony No. 2 and 3, and The Hours soundtrack. Naqoyqatsi is also
quite good. he's done a number
and sounds within the texture. Something many list members
could probably appreciate.
_Dave
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From: Garrett McGrath [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 5:18 AM
To: Cyclone Wehner
Cc: 313@hyperreal.org
Subject: Re: (313) Philip Glass
he's done 13 full
Anyone able to give a rundown of key Glass works?
In addition to previously mentioned works:
One of my favorite's is his soundtrack to Paul Schrader's film Mishima.
Kronos Quartet is in on this one. Also his score for The Thin Blue Line
is great. Of course they should first be heard while
I have never been a huge follower of Philip Glass (never got that far!) but
he gets mentioned often in relation to 313 music. I didn't realise he
composed opera until I saw something in the program of the Melbourne
International Arts Fest - an opera Akhnaten inspired by the 'forgotten'
Pharaoh
he's done 13 full operas and 5 chamber operas. it's what he did most
throughout the '90's. Einstein On The Beach might be the most famous.
ironically it was his first, i think. it contains a lot of intricate
voices-as-instrumentation stuff.
in the 60's he (arguably) invented minimalism as
Anyone able to give a rundown of key Glass works?
Not a rundown, but here's something with usually falls through the cracks :
Polyrock, his minimal rock project which sounded vaguely Talking Heads-ish
(must have been very early 80s). I saw him in Ann Arbor about 8 years ago
(performing
