The Stage Works of Philip Glass

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781107279148

The Stage Works of Philip Glass is the first publication to exclusively examine Glass's stage works from 1976 to the present day. Glass, who is acclaimed as the most popular living classical composer, created stage works that have had a mesmerizing effect on younger generations.

Robert Waters analyses Glass and his music for the theatre in the context of other composers interested in so-called minimalist features. His discussion includes three introductory chapters that address the validity versus invalidity of terms such as minimalism, post-minimalism, postmodernism, and neo-Romanticism, together with a brief overview of Glass's life and works.

• Philip Glass - Saxophone Quartet 
• Philip Glass: The Complete Piano Etudes
• Opening Piece from "Glassworks"
• The Stage Works of Philip Glass