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Etudes for Solo Piano

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. 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…
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Façades

7′ Music by Philip Glass. Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers. 2 soprano sax, viola, cello; synthesizer doubles va/vc The music was originally intended for the Koyaanisqatsi film. The visual montage it accompanied consisted of scenes from New York’s Wall Street on a Sunday morning. Façades at Wise Music Classical COMPOSITIONS: Glassworks RECORDINGS: DancePieces on Sony Masterworks Glass Masters on Sony…
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Echorus

7′ Music by Philip Glass. Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers. Written for Edna Mitchell and Yehudi Menuhin. two solo violins and string orchestra (2 vln, va, vc, db) Echorus (derived from the word echo), was composed in the winter of 1994-95 for Edna Mitchell and Yehudi Menuhin. The piece is in A-B-A form and appears as a chaconne. The soloists…
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Einstein On The Beach

270′ Created with Robert Wilson. Music by Philip Glass. Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers. 2 female and 1 male actors; 1 child (speaking roles): SATB chamber chorus (16) amp S; fl (pic, bcl), fl (ssx), tsx (asx)/ 2syn July 25, 1976 by the PGE at the Festival d’Avignon. First in a Glass Trilogy of operas about men who changed the…
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The Elephant Man

23′ Music by Philip Glass. Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers. Cl, Trp, Trb, solo Vln, solo Vc, solo Db, Perc, Accordion The Elephant Man at Wise Music Classical

DRA Fanfare

2’40” Music by Philip Glass. Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers.

Dracula

67′ Music by Philip Glass. Published by Universal Music Corp. Universal Family and Home Entertainment Production for inclusion as part of Universal’s Classic Monsters collection. string quartet (2vln, va, vc) Music for the 1931 horror film classic Dracula by Tod Browning starring Béla Lugosi. The film is considered a classic. I felt the score needed to evoke the feeling of…
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Dressed Like An Egg

7′ Music by Philip Glass. Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers. SATB chorus and organ Holland Festival, 1977. Composed as incidental music for the Mabou Mines avant-garde theater production based on the life and art of Colette directed by JoAnne Akalaitis.

Descent Into The Maelstrom

76′ Music by Philip Glass. Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers. Commissioned for the Australian Dance Theater by the Adelaide Festival. PGE March, 1986 at the Adelaide Festival of Arts. Dance-theater work based on the story by Edgar Allan Poe. RECORDINGS: A Descent into the Maelström on Orange Mountain Music Glass Cuts on Orange Mountain Music

Double Concerto for Violin & Cello

Music by Philip Glass. Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers. Netherlands Dance Theater (Nederlands Dans Theater); originally composed for violinist Maria Bachmann and cellist Wendy Sutter. Solo Violin, Solo Cello, 1 Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 1 Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoons, 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets, 2 Trombones, 1 Bass Trombone, Percussion and Mallets [triangle, woodblock, tom-toms, snare drum, tenor…
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