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Jan 31, 1937 Baltimore, Maryland, United States 87 years old
American composer
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Philip Glass - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About 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 described as minimal music, having similar qualities to other "minimalist" composers such as La Monte Young, Steve Reich, and Terry Riley.
- 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 numerous operas and musical theatre works, twelve symphonies, eleven concertos, eight string quartets and various other chamber music, and film scores.
- Three of his film scores have been nominated for Academy Awards.
