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Symphony No. 4 (Glass)
Symphony No. 4 (''"Heroes"'') is a symphony composed by American composer Philip Glass in 1996 based on the album '' "Heroes"'' by David Bowie. Glass had based his earlier Symphony No. 1 on the David Bowie album '' Low''. Symphony The symphony is scored for 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 3 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, percussion, harp, piano, celesta and strings. The symphony is in six movements: "Abdulmajid", the David Bowie song on which the second movement was based, was not included on the original release of ''Heroes'', but was recorded around the ''Heroes'' recording sessions. The song would later be released on the Rykodisc reissue of the album in 1991. Album The album ''"Heroes" Symphony'' includes only the ''"Heroes" Symphony'' performed by American Composers Orchestra directed by Michael Riesman and conducted by Dennis Russell Davies. Recorded and distributed by POINT Music record label, a joint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Glass
Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer and pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century. Glass's work has been associated with minimal music, minimalism, being built up from repetitive phrases and shifting layers. Glass describes himself as a composer of "music with repetitive structures", which he has helped evolve stylistically. Glass founded the Philip Glass Ensemble, with which he still performs on keyboards. He has written fifteen operas, numerous chamber operas and musical theatre works, fourteen symphony, symphonies, twelve concertos, nine string quartets and various other chamber music, and several film scores. Three of his film scores have been nominated for an Academy Award. Life and work 1937–1964: Beginnings, early education and influences Philip Glass was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on January 31, 1937, the son of Ida (née Gouline) and Benjamin Charles Glass. His family were Lithuanian Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
