Philip Glass
© Jack Mitchell

Philip Glass

Philip Glass is a contemporary (b. 1937) American minimalist composer (he rejects this term). He composed operas, theatre works, ten symphonies, concertos, chamber music and film scores, such as the magnificent A Brief History of Time for Errol Morris's documentary.

See also

• Mad Rush, number 10 in my list of favourite classical compositions.
• Les Enfants Terribles for which he composed a three-pianos opera.

Links

• http://www.philipglass.com.
• Philip Glass on Wikipedia.