Philip Glass Livres

(Music Sales America). The Twenty Etudes for Piano were composed during the years from 1991 to 2012. Their final configuration into Book 1 and Book 2 was determined by the music itself in the course of its composition. Taken together, they suggest a real trajectory that includes a broad range of music and technical ideas. In the end, the Etudes are meant to be appreciated not only by the general listener, but especially by those who have the ability and patience to learn, play and perform the music themselves. -Philip Glass

(Piano Solo Songbook). This folio features piano solo arrangements of 11 beautiful Philip Glass compositions from this highly acclaimed, Oscar-nominated film score: Choosing Life * Dead Things * Escape! * The Hours * I'm Going to Make a Cake * Morning Passages * The Poet Acts * Something She Has to Do * Tearing Herself Away * An Unwelcome Friend * Why Does Someone Have to Die?

Offers a selection of Philip Glass's successful and best-loved pieces for solo Piano, brought together in one collection. These pieces include selections from the BAFTA-winning and 2003 Academy Award[registered] nominated film The Hours. This work also covers the Trilogy Sonata for Piano and pieces from the Metamorphosis Suite.

First performed in July 1995 by the Rascher Quartet, this composition showcases a unique blend of saxophone harmonies. It was later adapted for orchestral accompaniment, with its orchestral version premiering in September 1995 alongside the Stockholm Radio Orchestra. The work highlights the versatility of the saxophone and its capacity for both solo and ensemble performance. Parts for this piece are available for those interested in exploring its intricate arrangements.

The composer's discussions of the development of his music are accompanied by the librettos for his operas

The Trilogy Sonata features transcriptions from Philip Glass's renowned 'portrait' operas: Einstein on the Beach, Satyagraha, and Akhnaten. Arranged for advanced pianists, it showcases the distinct musical styles of these operas, providing a unique performance experience. The sonata was first performed by pianist Paul Barnes on April 19, 2001, highlighting its significance in contemporary classical music.

Philip Glass has, almost single-handedly, crafted the dominant sound of late-twentieth-century classical music. Yet in Words Without Music, his critically acclaimed memoir, he creates an entirely new and unexpected voice, that of a born storyteller and an acutely insightful chronicler, whose behind-the-scenes recollections allow readers to experience those moments of creative fusion when life so magically merged with art. From his childhood in Baltimore to his student days in Chicago and at Juilliard, to his first journey to Paris and a life-changing trip to India, Glass movingly recalls his early mentors, while reconstructing the places that helped shape his creative consciousness. Whether describing working as an unlicensed plumber in gritty 1970s New York or composing Satyagraha, Glass breaks across genres and re-creates, here in words, the thrill that results from artistic creation. Words Without Music ultimately affirms the power of music to change the world.

(String). Philip Glass's Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra was composed in the spring of 2010 as a commission from the Netherlands Dance Theater, premiered by the Hague Philharmonic (Residentie Orkest) conducted by Jurjen Hempel on April 22, 2010 with violinist Cecilia Bernardini and cellist Maarte-Maria den Herder.

(Music Sales America). A violin and piano arrangement of the Philip Glass Violin Concerto, with the piano reduction by Charles Abramovich. The original concerto for Violin and Orchestra was commissioned by the American Composer's Orchestra, who gave the first performance at Carnegie Hall, New York, on 5th April 1987.

(Music Sales America). Mishima String Quartet (String Quartet No.3) originally appeared as parts of the film score for Mishima by film maker Paul Schrader. The film follows a complex narrative structure which divides the life of this famous contemporary Japanese novelist into 3 parts his childhood, his mature years and the last day of his life. These subjects were intercut to produce a shifting kaleidoscopic vision of Mishima's life. The scenes of his childhood were filmed in black and white and scored for string quartet. An excellent contemporary string quartet by the innovative Philip Glass.