Glass Pieces
1983
Info
26′
Music by Philip Glass.
Choreographed by Jerome Robbins.
Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers
Instrumentation
2(pic).2.2.2tsx.2 2.2.1+btbn.1 perc pf.syn str
Notes
Choroegrapher Jerome Robbins mashes concepts from postmodern dance into the traditional ballet vocabulary, infusing the work with a distinctly urban energy. The reoccuring rhythms, continuous momentum, and endlessly shifting patterns of the ensemble combine to create a physical architecture for Glass’s music. Glass Pieces uses Philip Glass’ ‘Rubric’ and ‘Façades’ from Glassworks and excerpts from his opera Akhnaten. It premiered in 1983 with New York City Ballet.
Video
Scores
Glass Pieces at Wise Music Classical