Philip Glass - Truman Sleeps

Philip Morris Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American music composer. He is considered one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century and is widely acknowledged as a composer who has brought art music to the public (along with precursors such as Richard Strauss, Kurt Weill and Leonard Bernstein).
Although his music is often, though controversially, described as minimalist, he distances himself from this label, describing himself instead as a composer of "music with repetitive structures. Although his early, mature music is minimalist, he has evolved stylistically. Currently, he describes himself as a "Classicist", pointing out that he is trained in harmony and counterpoint and studied Franz Schubert, Johann Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with Nadia Boulanger.

Glass is a prolific composer: He has written works for his own musical group which he founded, the Philip Glass Ensemble (for which he still performs on keyboards), as well as operas, musical theatre works, eight symphonies, eight concertos, solo works, string quartets, and film scores. Three of his film scores have been nominated for Academy Awards.

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[edsshoe]

@PSNDemonwing Go die.

[Burn121212]

This is True Music

[Emodebheim]

Philip Glass' music is such a soundtrack of my life

[fatfatat444]

A LOT of modern music is very minimalistic, but it doesn't stop it from being good. Glass knows what he's doing. This is beyond awesome!

[musicalidea]

His music sounds like a simplified repetitive version of the harmonic patterns behind most pop songs - like a redux of Celine Dion. It's hardly "advanced," "Classicist" or any other misapplied superlative.

[Greenberri16]

@sweezamuffin

I like the repetitiveness! It allows me to focus on each and every one of the beautiful moments in the piece.

[sweezamuffin]

This music is too repetitive for me :\ I prefer Ludovico Einaudi or Mozart

[ElRodeo1970]

M = Mind. U = Unusual. S = Serenity. I = Intelligence. C = Compassion

What does that spell?

[marimbamad01]

@hanmwilson yes! I agree completely, I've played both pieces and absolutely love them :)

[hanmwilson]

Anyone think that this song is in any relation to Carly Comando - Everyday?

[jasminehect]

Sylvie Guillem+Philip Glass= Best thing that has ever happened to the world.

[moharishi]

@mvklimes Ohhh! You love him so much don't you? Poor thing.