https://padlet.com/nechols1/vufywmqg42gx en-us 2019-04-12 13:34:51 UTC 2019-04-12 14:20:28 UTC hello@padlet.com nechols1 https://padlet.com/nechols1/vufywmqg42gx/wish/351145855 Philip Glass was born on January 31, 1937 in Baltimore, Maryland. He received some musical training and appreciation from his father, Benjamin Glass. ]]> 2019-04-12 13:38:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nechols1/vufywmqg42gx/wish/351145855 nechols1 https://padlet.com/nechols1/vufywmqg42gx/wish/351148806 Philip studied flute at the Peabody Institute in Maryland. From age 15, he became very interested in serialism, film, and philosophy, which would inspire later compositions. ]]> 2019-04-12 13:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/nechols1/vufywmqg42gx/wish/351148806 nechols1 https://padlet.com/nechols1/vufywmqg42gx/wish/351150470 Glass attended Julliard School of Music to study keyboard and composition. His teachers, Steve Reich, Vincent Persichetti, William Bergsma, Peter Schickele, and Darius Milhaud, all helped pioneer the 20th century in the western world with Philip Glass. ]]> 2019-04-12 13:46:35 UTC https://padlet.com/nechols1/vufywmqg42gx/wish/351150470 nechols1 https://padlet.com/nechols1/vufywmqg42gx/wish/351152398 https://philipglass.com/]]> 2019-04-12 13:50:34 UTC https://padlet.com/nechols1/vufywmqg42gx/wish/351152398 nechols1 https://padlet.com/nechols1/vufywmqg42gx/wish/351155440 Philip Glass refers to himself as a "classicist", following the harmonic and counterpoint styles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Franz Schubert. He admires minimalism, rock, jazz, folk, electronic, and ambient music. He has recorded with many popular musicians such as Paul Simon, Mick Jagger, and Leonard Cohen. His favorite composer, whom he shares a birthday with, is Franz Schubert]]> 2019-04-12 13:57:07 UTC https://padlet.com/nechols1/vufywmqg42gx/wish/351155440 nechols1 https://padlet.com/nechols1/vufywmqg42gx/wish/351157861 He has won one Golden Globe Award ("The Truman Show") and two nominations ("The Hours", "Kundun"). Nominated for best original score in the Academy Awards for "Notes on a Scandal", "The Hours", and "Kundun". Won one BAFTA Award for "The Hours". Glass has received many other awards which can be located on Wikipedia or his website]]> 2019-04-12 14:02:33 UTC https://padlet.com/nechols1/vufywmqg42gx/wish/351157861 nechols1 https://padlet.com/nechols1/vufywmqg42gx/wish/351159586 Philip Glass has written 12 ensemble pieces, 15 operas, 14 chamber operas/musical theater works, 23 solo or electric organ pieces, many other piano works, 8 string quartet pieces, many chamber and orchestral works, 12 symphonies, 10 vocal works, countless scores for movies and television, and many more works for other instruments]]> 2019-04-12 14:06:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nechols1/vufywmqg42gx/wish/351159586 nechols1 https://padlet.com/nechols1/vufywmqg42gx/wish/351162774 This is one of his most famous works written for Solo Piano.]]> 2019-04-12 14:13:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nechols1/vufywmqg42gx/wish/351162774 nechols1 https://padlet.com/nechols1/vufywmqg42gx/wish/351163563 A popular Solo Piano work.]]> 2019-04-12 14:15:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nechols1/vufywmqg42gx/wish/351163563 nechols1 https://padlet.com/nechols1/vufywmqg42gx/wish/351164675 Solo Piano and Cello]]> 2019-04-12 14:17:54 UTC https://padlet.com/nechols1/vufywmqg42gx/wish/351164675 nechols1 https://padlet.com/nechols1/vufywmqg42gx/wish/351165571 2019-04-12 14:19:43 UTC https://padlet.com/nechols1/vufywmqg42gx/wish/351165571