Philip Glass

Born

January 31, 1937 (age 89)

Known as

composer, pianist, film score composer, librettist, supporting actor

Philip Morris Glass 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 associated with minimalism, being built up from repetitive phrases and shifting layers. He described himself as a composer of "music with repetitive structures", which he has helped to evolve stylistically.

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