Philip Glass

Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer. His music is frequently described as minimalist, though he prefers the term theatre music. He is widely acknowledged as a composer who has brought art music to the public, in creating an accessibility not previously recognised by the broader market.

External links

Official Site

• Official Web site

Other Sites

• {{imdb name|id=0001275|name=Philip Glass}}
• Philip Glass on the Web, an extensive fan site
• Entry on All-Music Guide
• Philip Glass on Open Directory dmoz.org
• A Philip Glassography

Writings

• Igor Stravinsky by Philip Glass, Time Magazine, June 8, 1998
• A Composer's Century by Philip Glass, Andante.com, 2002

Interviews

• Philip Glass in conversation with Thomas Moore, 1980
• Interview for the BBC, 1986
• An Interview with Al Weisel, 1999
• NewMusicBox: Philip Glass in conversation with Frank J. Oteri, 2001
• Five Minutes with Philip Glass and Charlie Hoyt, 2001
• An Interview on Dancissimo by Kevin Lerner, 2001
• An Interview on the Tirol Concerto, by Rainer Lepuschitz, 2002
• Philip Glass interviewed by Richard Williams, The Guardian, December 2002
• Two Philip Glass Interviews by John Eyles, October 2003
• An Interview with Philip Glass on The Sound of a Voice, by Ryan McKittrick, 2003
• Another Interview on The Sound of a Voice, by Scott T. Cummings, 2003
• An extended interview with Philip Glass on his Symphony No.7, at NPR

Publisher

• The Composer's Page at Chester Music & Novello, including a biography and a list of works

Articles, Reviews etc.

• Broken Glass, by John Rockwell - a critique of the deterioration of Glass' work since the mid-1980s
• Paul Barnes on Glass' Piano Concerto No.2, 2004
• Tim Page on Glass' Symphony No.7, Washington Post, January 2005
• Charles MacGrath on A Musical Portrait of Chuck Close, New York Times, April 22, 2005
• Andrew Clements on Orphée, The Guardian, June 2005
• Andrew Clements on Les Enfants Terribles, The Guardian, July 2005
• Andrew Clements on Glass' most recent opera Waiting for the Barbarians, The Guardian, September 13, 2005
• Philip Glass opera gets ovation, BBC News World Edition, 12 September 2005
• About the world premiere of Glass' Symphony No.8