PHILIP GLASS

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Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, poet and artist. She was influential in the birth of punk rock with her 1975 debut album Horses. Called "Godmother of Punk", she integrated the beat poetry performance style with three-chord rock. Her allusions introduced American teens to 19th century French poetry while her "unladylike" language defied the disco era. Smith is most widely known for the song "Because the Night" which was co-written with Bruce Springsteen and reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978. In 2005, Patti Smith was named a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture,and in 2007, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. PHILIP GLASS (born January 31, 1937) is an American classical music composer. He is considered one of the most influential composers of the late-20th century and is widely acknowledged as a composer who has brought art music to the public (along with precursors such as Richard Strauss, Kurt Weill and Leonard Bernstein). His music is described as minimalist, however he wishes to distance himself from this label, describing himself instead as a composer of "music with repetitive structures".Although his early, mature music is minimalist, he has evolved stylistically.Currently, he describes himself as a "Classicist", trained in harmony and counterpoint and studied Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethov ...

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Classical Music CD ReviewOnce serving as the musical backdrop to several films, the works on this album have taken center stage. With delicate melodies, lush orchestrations, and stirring rhythms, you'll... ...

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GLASS: A PORTRAIT OF PHILIP IN TWELVE PARTS SYNOPSIS: Celebrating his 70th birthday in 2007, this documentary about composer PHILIP GLASS follows him across three continents - from his annual ride on the Coney Island roller coaster, to the world ...

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The New York City Opera has commissioned influential composer PHILIP GLASS to compose a new opera based on the final months of studio mogul Walt Disney. ...

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PHILIP GLASS is to compose an opera based on a fictional account of the final months in the life of Walt Disney. ...

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PHILIP GLASS Brings Walt Disney Back to Life ...

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A documentary from Scott Hicks about composer PHILIP GLASS, celebrating his 70th anniversary... ...

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The composer discusses his new 10-CD collection, the appeal of his "needle-stuck-in-the-groove music," growing up in Baltimore and his love for science. ...

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I am watching the original "Dracula" with Bela Lugosi, with the score redone by PHILIP GLASS. It is phenominal to watch- one of my fav films, but even moreso after being touched by GLASS. One of my favorite composers. Everything he does just adds so much depth to a film. Got me thinking. What... ...

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PHILIP GLASS to Pen Opera about Walt Disney ...

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The New York City Opera has commissioned PHILIP GLASS to compose an opera based on Peter Stephan Jungk's Walt Disney-inspired The Perfect American. ...

Source: www.pastemagazine.com --- 47 days ago
What to do with three Academy Award nominations, eight symphonies and a swathe of film scores and solo works under your belt? For esteemed classical composer PHILIP GLASS, the next logical step would naturally be an opera about the life of Walt Disney, right? So it's no surprise, then, that he was commissioned to do just that . ...

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PHILIP GLASS has been commissioned by New York City Opera to compose an opera that imagines the final months in the life of Walt Disney. ...

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Reviewed by Keith Phipps October 14th, 2008 It's hard to parse out the intended audience for GLASS Box , a 10-disc set of PHILIP GLASS' recordings for Nonesuch. ...

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After I mentioned that PHILIP GLASS score of Candyman in the Daniel Tierney post, I got super excited to get some of those compositions up here as well. Candyman is in-itself a pretty scary film, dealing with complex social undercurrents and having been filmed in Chicago’s now-semi-torn-down Cabrini Green housing projects. However, it’s undeniable that [...] ...

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Perpetual New Yorker and wonky-haired composer PHILIP GLASS is in the process of working on an opera about the life of Walt Disney. ...