Philip Glass
American composer · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1937 · age 89
Philip Morris Glass is an American composer and pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century. Glass's work has been associated with minimalism, being built up from repetitive phrases and shifting layers.
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Nadia Boulanger Taught Philip
Darius Milhaud Taught Philip- Vincent Persichetti Taught Philip
Antonio Pinto Studied under Philip- William Bergsma Taught Philip
Robert Wilson Directed Einstein on the Beach (2014)
Peter Gelb Produced Philip Glass: Satyagraha (2011)- Michael Culkin Philip wrote The Hours and Candyman
Woody Allen Directed Cassandra's Dream (2008)
Gérard Depardieu Philip wrote The Secret Agent and Merci la vie
Ian McKellen Philip wrote Bent and Neverwas
Ed Harris Philip wrote The Truman Show and The Hours
Aaron Eckhart Philip wrote No Reservations and Neverwas
Paul Giamatti Philip wrote The Truman Show and The Illusionist
Jamie Bell Philip wrote Fantastic Four and Undertow
Andrew Niccol Produced The Truman Show (1998)
Tony Todd Philip wrote Candyman (1993)
Marco Beltrami Duets: Fantastic Four (2015)
Scott Rudin Produced The Truman Show (1998)
Elena Lyadova Philip wrote Leviathan and Elena
Luca Turilli Influenced by Philip
Phil Davis Philip wrote Cassandra's Dream (2008)
Achim Freyer Produced Philip Glass: Satyagraha (1983)
Gary Halvorson Directed The Metropolitan Opera: Akhnaten (2019)
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Glass at Baltimore City College in 1952
Glass studied in Paris with Nadia Boulanger.
A scene from a 2017 rehearsal of Einstein on the Beach, a 1975 opera by Glass in Dortmund, Germany
A scene from a 2017 performance in Berlin of Satyagraha, an opera by Glass
Glass performing in Florence, Italy in 1993
Glass in December 2007
Glass performing Book of Longing in Milan in September 2008Awards
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He described himself as a composer of "music with repetitive structures", which he has helped to evolve stylistically.
