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Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the late 20th century. Glass's work has been described as minimal music, having similar qualities to other "minimalist" composers such as La Monte Young, Steve Reich, and Terry Riley. A graduate of Juilliard, Glass describes himself as a composer of "music with repetitive structures", which he has helped evolve stylistically.

Releases · 6

heatmap 3.50–5.00★
Rating Year Title Plays
3.93/59k ratings 1982 Glassworks ▶ Play
3.81/5714 ratings 1987 Akhnaten
3.91/52k ratings 1998 Koyaanisqatsi
3.50/52 ratings Mishima
5.00/51 ratings Powaqqatsi
Violin Concerto

Also in Your Library · not in canon

YearAlbumPlays
1971 Music With Changing Parts ▶ Play
1974 Music in Twelve Parts, Parts 1 & 2 ▶ Play
1975 Solo Music ▶ Play
1980 Dance nos. 1 & 3 ▶ Play
1983 The Photographer ▶ Play
1986 Songs From Liquid Days ▶ Play
1989 1000 Airplanes on the Roof ▶ Play
1989 Solo Piano ▶ Play
1993 Einstein on the Beach (1993 recordings) ▶ Play
1993 Hydrogen Jukebox ▶ Play
1993 Itaipu / The Canyon ▶ Play
1993 “Low” Symphony ▶ Play
1995 Kronos Quartet performs Philip Glass ▶ Play
1997 “Heroes” Symphony: From the Music of David Bowie & Brian Eno ▶ Play
1998 Circles ▶ Play
1998 Koyaanisqatsi (1998 re-recording) ▶ Play
1998 Symphony no. 2 ▶ Play
1999 Piano Music ▶ Play
1999 the CIVIL warS: a tree is best measured when it is down ▶ Play
1999 Águas da Amazonia ▶ Play
2000 Glass Cage ▶ Play
2000 Symphony no. 3 ▶ Play
2000 Violin Concerto / Prelude and Dance from Akhnaten / Company ▶ Play
2001 Early Keyboard Music ▶ Play
2001 Music for Organ ▶ Play
2002 Early Voice ▶ Play
2002 Glass / Salonen ▶ Play
2002 Glass Reflections ▶ Play
2002 Tirol Concerto for Piano and Orchestra ▶ Play
2003 600 Lines / How Now ▶ Play
2003 Etudes for Piano, Volume 1: Nos. 1-10 ▶ Play
2003 The Orphée Suite ▶ Play
2004 Music in Fifths / Two Pages ▶ Play
2004 Symphonies nos. 2 and 3 ▶ Play
2004 The Concerto Project, Volume I ▶ Play
2005 Glassworks Vol. 2 ▶ Play
2005 Music 4 Hands ▶ Play
2006 Analog ▶ Play
2006 Dances & Sonata ▶ Play
2006 Metamorphosis ▶ Play
2006 Symphony no. 8 ▶ Play
2006 The Concerto Project, Volume II ▶ Play
2006 The Witches of Venice ▶ Play
2007 Heroes Symphony • The Light ▶ Play
2007 Monsters of Grace ▶ Play
2007 Philip Glass: The Piano Music ▶ Play
2007 Theater Music, Volume 1 ▶ Play
2008 Another Look at Harmony, Part IV ▶ Play
2008 Four American Quartets ▶ Play
2008 Songs and Poems for Solo Cello ▶ Play
2009 A Madrigal Opera. Cameo. A Symphonic Poem ▶ Play
2009 In the Upper Room ▶ Play
2009 Symphony no. 7 "Toltec" ▶ Play
2009 The Juniper Tree ▶ Play
2010 How Now ▶ Play
2010 Itaipu and Three Songs ▶ Play
2010 String Quartets nos. 1-4 ▶ Play
2010 Violin Concerto no. 2: The American Four Seasons ▶ Play
2011 Concerto for Cello and Orchestra no. 1 ▶ Play
2011 In the Penal Colony ▶ Play
2011 Mad Rush: Solo Piano Music of Philip Glass ▶ Play
2011 Symphony no. 9 ▶ Play
2011 The Concerto Project, Volume IV: Double Concerto for Violin, Cello & Orchestra / Tirol Concerto for Piano & Orchestra ▶ Play
2011 Works for Saxophone Quartet ▶ Play
2012 Tara Hugo Sings Philip Glass ▶ Play
2012 The Passion of Ramakrishna ▶ Play
2013 Cello Concerto no. 2: Naqoyqatsi ▶ Play
2013 Concert of the Sixth Sun ▶ Play
2013 Harpsichord Concertos ▶ Play
2013 Metamorphosis / Acoustic Counterpoint ▶ Play
2013 Solo Piano ▶ Play
2014 Symphony no. 4 "Heroes" ▶ Play
2014 Voices for Didgeridoo and Organ / Organ Suite ▶ Play
2015 Beauty and the Beast (solo piano) ▶ Play
2015 Glassworlds 1: Piano Works and Transcriptions ▶ Play
2015 Glassworlds 2: Complete Etudes nos. 1-20 ▶ Play
2015 New Seasons ▶ Play
2015 Symphony no. 10 ▶ Play
2016 Glassworlds 3: Metamorphosis ▶ Play
2016 Glassworlds 4: On Love ▶ Play
2016 Glassworlds 5: Enlightenment ▶ Play
2016 In the Summer House ▶ Play
2016 Prophecies ▶ Play
2017 Partitas for Solo Cello ▶ Play
2017 Piano Works ▶ Play
2017 String Quartets nos. 6 and 7 ▶ Play
2018 Echoes ▶ Play
2018 Mishima (piano cover) ▶ Play
2018 The Grid ▶ Play
2018 The Hours / Distant Figure ▶ Play
2018 The Spirit of the Earth ▶ Play
2019 Annunciation ▶ Play
2019 Glassworlds 6: America ▶ Play
2020 King Lear ▶ Play
2020 Les Enfants terribles ▶ Play
2020 Violin Concerto no. 2 “American Four Seasons” / Violin Sonata ▶ Play
2021 A Common Time ▶ Play
2021 Maya Beiser x Philip Glass 1 ▶ Play
2021 SONGS ▶ Play
2021 Symphony No. 14, "Liechtenstein Suite" / Piano Concerto No. 1 "Tirol" / Echorus ▶ Play
2022 Piano Etudes, Book 1 ▶ Play
2022 Symphony No. 12 "Lodger" (from lyrics by David Bowie and Brian Eno) ▶ Play
2023 Refractions ▶ Play
2024 Philip Glass Solo ▶ Play
2024 Philip Glass: Etudes for Piano ▶ Play
2025 Performing Philip Glass: Music with Changing Parts ▶ Play
2025 Philip Glass: Glassworks ▶ Play