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Philip Glass
Born:
1937
Nationality
: American
Publisher:
Chester Music
Photo © Jim Ball
Born in Baltimore, Maryland,
Philip Glass
is a graduate of the University of Chicago and the Juilliard School. In the early 1960s, Glass spent two years of intensive study in Paris with Nadia Boulanger and while there, earned money by transcribing Ravi Shankar's Indian music into Western notation. By 1974, Glass had a number of innovative projects, creating a large collection of new music for The Philip Glass Ensemble, and for the Mabou Mines Theater Company. This period culminated in
Music in Twelve Parts
and the landmark opera
Einstein on the Beach
, for which he collaborated with Robert Wilson. Since
Einstein
, Glass has expanded his repertoire to include music for opera, dance, theater, chamber ensemble, orchestra, and film. His scores have received Academy Award nominations (
Kundun
,
The Hours
,
Notes on a Scandal
) and a Golden Globe (
The Truman Show
). In the past few years several new works were unveiled, including an opera on the death of Walt Disney,
The Perfect American
(co-commissioned by Teatro Real, Madrid and the English National Opera), a song cycle entitled,
Ifé
, written for Angelique Kidjo, a new touring production of
Einstein
, and the publication of Glass's memoir,
Words Without Music
, by Liveright Books.
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