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PHILLIP GLASS

 

 

 

Synopsis

Musician Philip Glass, born on January 31, 1937 in Baltimore, Maryland, went on to study with Nadia Boulanger and Ravi Shankar, later forming the Philip Glass Ensemble. He received accolades for his debut opera Einstein on the Beach and eventually earned Oscar nominations for scoring the films Kundun, The Hours and Notes on a Scandal. Known for his distinctive contemporary minimalism, Glass has worked with artists from a variety of disciplines.  

Background and Education

Philip Glass was born on January 31, 1937, in Baltimore, Maryland. He took up the violin and flute and began performing before reaching his teens. Glass took classes at the Peabody Institute’s conservatory and later studied at the University of Chicago and Juilliard.

Studies With Ravi Shankar

Glass eventually decided to travel to Europe, studying under conductor Nadia Boulanger and sitar musician Ravi Shankar, whom Glass cited as a major influence on his craft. 

Glass adopted an approach to musical composition that relied on repetitive, sometimes subtly nuanced musical structures that would be seen as a cornerstone of contemporary minimalism. (The composer later saw the term “minimalism” as an outdated way of describing his work and the varying sounds of up-and-coming artists.) He formed the electric Philip Glass Ensemble in 1967, an avant-garde group that would continue to earn buzz over the years if not universal acclaim.

Acclaim for 'Einstein'

Playwright Robert Wilson worked with the composer to bring Glass’s first opera, Einstein on the Beach, to the stage in 1976. Based on the life of the famed physicist and relying upon an unorthodox, repeating sonic framework, Einstein earned major acclaim. Many more operas were to come from Glass, including 1980’s Satyagraha, following a portion of the life of Mahatma Gandhi.

Having a prolific output, Glass has composed several symphonies and concertos as well, performing his work internationally as part of his ensemble and having works staged in venues like the Coliseum in London, Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. His albums include Glassworks (1982), Songs From Liquid Days (1986)—with contributions from David Byrne, Paul Simon, Linda Ronstadt and the Kronos Quartet—and Hydrogen Jukebox (1993), among many others. Having received an array of honors, he has also worked with visionaries from various art forms, including singer/songwriters Patti Smith, dancer/choreographer Twyla Tharp and writer Doris Lessing.

Array of Film Scores

Glass has provided scores for a litany of movies that include the acclaimed Koyaanisqatsi (1982), a project directed by Godfrey Reggio which uses visuals and music to create a story about humanity’s relationship with nature. Other big-screen scores from Glass have included Hamburger Hill (1987), Candyman (1992), The Truman Show (1998), Secret Window (2002), The Illusionist (2006), Leviathan (2014) and The Fantastic Four (2015) as well as documentaries like Pandemic: Facing AIDS (2002) and A Sea Change (2009). Glass has also received musical score Academy Award nominations for Kundun (1997), The Hours (2002) and Notes on a Scandal (2006).

 

 

 

 

 

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