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Composer

Philip Glass

American composer (born 1937)

96 works in the index

Birthplace
Baltimore
Citizenship / historical state
United States
Period (estimated from birth year)
Contemporary

Biography

Philip Glass — American composer (born 1937). The recorded birthplace is Baltimore. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as United States.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, Voice, Flute, violin, String Quartet
Genres represented
Classical, Rock
Works with composition dates
0 of 96

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 1 of 2

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
The Hours — —— PianoClassical 12
Dead Things — —— PianoClassical 9
The Poet Acts — —— PianoClassical 9
Dance (Akhnaten Scene 3) — —— PianoClassical 8
Dance from Akhnaten, Act 2 Scene 3 — —— PianoClassical 5
Something She Has To Do — —— PianoClassical 6
Satyagraha - Conclusion, Act Iii — —— PianoClassical 3
Why Does Someone Have To Die? — —— PianoClassical 4
An Unwelcome Friend — —— PianoClassical 3
Mad Rush — —— PianoClassical 3
String Quartet No.4 (Buczak) — —— violin, String QuartetClassical 3
The Late Great Johnny Ace — —— Guitar, VoiceRock, Classical 2
Orphee Suite For Piano, I. The Cafe, Act I, Scene 1 — —— PianoClassical 2
Orphee Suite For Piano, II. Orphee's Bedroom, Act I, Scene 5 — —— PianoClassical 2
Orphee Suite For Piano, III. Journey To The Underworld, Act II, Scene 1 — —— PianoClassical 2
Orphee Suite For Piano, IV. Orphee And The Princess, Act II, Scene 3 — —— PianoClassical 2
Orphee Suite For Piano, V. Music Interlude, Act II, Scene 5 — —— PianoClassical 2
Orphee Suite For Piano, VI. Orphee's Return, Act II, Scene 8 — —— PianoClassical 2
Orphee Suite For Piano, VII. Orphee's Bedroom Final Scene — —— PianoClassical 2
I'm Going To Make A Cake — —— PianoClassical 3
Metamorphosis (One through Five) — —— PianoClassical 3
Wichita Vortex Sutra — —— PianoClassical 2
I. Prelude — —— FluteClassical 1
Violin Concerto — —— Piano, violinClassical 1
Knee 2 — —— Piano, violinClassical 1
Choosing Life — —— PianoClassical 2
Morning Passages — —— PianoClassical 2
Escape! — —— PianoClassical 2
III. Intermezzo — —— FluteClassical 2
V. Arioso — —— FluteClassical 2
VI. Finale — —— FluteClassical 2
String Quartet No. 3 — —— violin, String QuartetClassical —
Tearing Herself Away — —— PianoClassical 1
Knee Play No.4 (Einstein On The Beach) — —— PianoClassical 1
II. Caprice — —— FluteClassical 1
IV. Lament — —— FluteClassical 1
String Quartet No. 5 — —— violin, String QuartetClassical —
Changing Opinion — —— VoiceClassical 1
Forgetting — —— VoiceClassical 1
Freezing — —— VoiceClassical 1
Lightning — —— VoiceClassical 1
Liquid Days (Part One) — —— VoiceClassical 1
Open The Kingdom (Liquid Days Part Two) — —— VoiceClassical 1
String Quartet No.2 (Company) — —— String QuartetClassical —
String Quartet No. 1 — —— String QuartetClassical —
In Again Out Again — —— —Classical —
Closing — —— —Classical 1
Facades — —— —Classical 1

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 64191786. Portrait: Pasquale Salerno, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.