Glass,Philip

Glass,Philip
Glass (glăs), Philip. Born 1937.
American composer whose minimalist style of music contains elements of both rock and Indian music. His works include the opera Einstein on the Beach (1975).

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  • GLASS, PHILIP — (1937– ), U.S. composer and performer. Born in Baltimore, Glass began to study violin at six and flute at eight. At 12, he started composing while working at his father s record shops after school. At 15, he entered the University of Chicago… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Glass, Philip — born Jan. 31, 1937, Baltimore, Md., U.S. U.S. composer. He studied mathematics and philosophy at the University of Chicago and then studied composition at the Juilliard School and with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. His later studies with the Indian… …   Universalium

  • Glass, Philip — (N. 31 ene. 1937, Baltimore, Md., EE.UU.). Compositor estadounidense. Estudió matemática y filosofía en la Universidad de Chicago y después composición en la Juilliard School y con Nadia Boulanger en París. Sus estudios posteriores con el… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Philip Glass — (born January 31, 1937) is an American classical music composer who has been nominated for three Academy Awards. He is considered one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century [Naxos Classical Music Spotlight podcast: Philip… …   Wikipedia

  • Philip Glass — Philip Glass, Dezember 2007 Philip Glass (* 31. Januar 1937 in Baltimore, Maryland) ist ein US amerikanischer Musiker und Komponist. Er gilt zusammen mit Steve Reich, Terry Riley und La Monte Young als Popularisator der Minimal Music und mit John …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Philip Glass — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Philip Glass Philip Glass en diciembre de 2007 Información personal Nacimiento …   Wikipedia Español

  • GLASS (P.) — GLASS PHILIP (1937 ) Le compositeur américain Philip Glass naît le 31 janvier 1937 à Baltimore. Son père, disquaire et réparateur de radio, initie le jeune Philip à la musique en lui faisant écouter de nombreux disques. À l’âge de huit ans, il… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Glass — Glass, Philip (1937 ) a US ↑composer of modern ↑classical music, who was influenced by Indian music, and is famous for his minimalist style, in which short musical phrases are repeated again and again, with very slight changes …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Philip Glass — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Glass. Philip Glass Philip Glass …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Glass — /glas, glahs/, n. 1. Carter, 1858 1946, U.S. statesman. 2. Philip, born 1937, U.S. composer. * * * I Solid material, typically a mix of inorganic compounds, usually transparent or translucent, hard, brittle, and impervious to the natural elements …   Universalium

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