compositions
Etudes for Solo Piano
1994

Info

Études for Solo Piano, Book 1: Nos. 1-10
Études for Solo Piano, Book 2: Nos. 11-20
1994-2012

Music by Philip Glass.
Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers.

Commission

The original six etudes were written for Dennis Russell Davies and Achyn Freyer on the occasion of Davies’ 50th birthday. Glass composed an additional four for himself to expand his own piano technique, occasionally in response to individual commissions.

Instrumentation

piano

Notes

16 etudes were composed in 1994 for a projected set of 20. Book 2 (Nos.11-20) was premiered in 2012 and published in 2014.

Scores

The Complete Piano Etudes at Wise Music Classical
Philip Glass Piano Etudes Boxset Edition at Artisan BOOKS

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