The Philip Glass Ensemble

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Top Songs By The Philip Glass Ensemble

Listen to Opening by Philip Glass, The Philip Glass Ensemble & Michael Riesman, see lyrics, music video & more!

OpeningPhilip Glass, The Philip Glass Ensemble & Michael Riesman

Listen to Floe by Philip Glass, The Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman, Linda Moss, Lois Martin, Julian Barber, Al Brown, Maureen Gallagher, Seymour Barab, John Abramowitz, Fred Zlotkin, Richard Peck, Jack Kripl, Jon Gibson, Sharon Moe & Larry Wechsler, see lyrics, music video & more!

FloePhilip Glass, The Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman, Linda Moss, Lois Martin, Julian Barber, Al Brown, Maureen Gallagher, Seymour Barab, John Abramowitz, Fred Zlotkin, Richard Peck, Jack Kripl, Jon Gibson, Sharon Moe & Larry Wechsler

Listen to Facades by Philip Glass, The Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman, Linda Moss, Lois Martin, Julian Barber, Al Brown, Maureen Gallagher, Seymour Barab, John Abramowitz, Fred Zlotkin, Richard Peck, Jack Kripl, Jon Gibson, Sharon Moe & Larry Wechsler, see lyrics, music video & more!

FacadesPhilip Glass, The Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman, Linda Moss, Lois Martin, Julian Barber, Al Brown, Maureen Gallagher, Seymour Barab, John Abramowitz, Fred Zlotkin, Richard Peck, Jack Kripl, Jon Gibson, Sharon Moe & Larry Wechsler

Listen to Closing by Philip Glass, The Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman, Linda Moss, Lois Martin, Julian Barber, Al Brown, Maureen Gallagher, Seymour Barab, John Abramowitz, Fred Zlotkin, Richard Peck, Jack Kripl, Jon Gibson, Sharon Moe & Larry Wechsler, see lyrics, music video & more!

ClosingPhilip Glass, The Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman, Linda Moss, Lois Martin, Julian Barber, Al Brown, Maureen Gallagher, Seymour Barab, John Abramowitz, Fred Zlotkin, Richard Peck, Jack Kripl, Jon Gibson, Sharon Moe & Larry Wechsler

Listen to Islands by Philip Glass, The Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman, Linda Moss, Lois Martin, Julian Barber, Al Brown, Maureen Gallagher, Seymour Barab, John Abramowitz, Fred Zlotkin, Richard Peck, Jack Kripl, Jon Gibson, Sharon Moe & Larry Wechsler, see lyrics, music video & more!

IslandsPhilip Glass, The Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman, Linda Moss, Lois Martin, Julian Barber, Al Brown, Maureen Gallagher, Seymour Barab, John Abramowitz, Fred Zlotkin, Richard Peck, Jack Kripl, Jon Gibson, Sharon Moe & Larry Wechsler

Listen to Rubric by Philip Glass, The Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman, Linda Moss, Lois Martin, Julian Barber, Al Brown, Maureen Gallagher, Seymour Barab, John Abramowitz, Fred Zlotkin, Richard Peck, Jack Kripl, Jon Gibson, Sharon Moe & Larry Wechsler, see lyrics, music video & more!

RubricPhilip Glass, The Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman, Linda Moss, Lois Martin, Julian Barber, Al Brown, Maureen Gallagher, Seymour Barab, John Abramowitz, Fred Zlotkin, Richard Peck, Jack Kripl, Jon Gibson, Sharon Moe & Larry Wechsler

Listen to Koyaanisqatsi by The Philip Glass Ensemble, see lyrics, music video & more!

KoyaanisqatsiThe Philip Glass Ensemble

Listen to In the Upper Room: Dance IX by Michael Riesman & The Philip Glass Ensemble, see lyrics, music video & more!

In the Upper Room: Dance IXMichael Riesman & The Philip Glass Ensemble

Listen to Vessels by Philip Glass & The Philip Glass Ensemble, see lyrics, music video & more!

VesselsPhilip Glass & The Philip Glass Ensemble

Listen to In the Upper Room: Dance II by Michael Riesman & The Philip Glass Ensemble, see lyrics, music video & more!

In the Upper Room: Dance IIMichael Riesman & The Philip Glass Ensemble

More albums from The Philip Glass Ensemble

Listen to 50 Years of the Philip Glass Ensemble by The Philip Glass Ensemble

ALBUM50 Years of the Philip Glass EnsembleThe Philip Glass Ensemble

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Listen to Koyaanisqatsi (Complete Original Soundtrack) by Philip Glass

ALBUMKoyaanisqatsi (Complete Original Soundtrack)Philip Glass

Listen to Philip Glass - Monsters of Grace by The Philip Glass Ensemble

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Listen to Philip Glass: Orion by The Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman & Philip Glass

ALBUMPhilip Glass: OrionThe Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman & Philip Glass

Listen to Glassworks (Expanded Edition) by Philip Glass, Michael Reisman & The Philip Glass Ensemble

ALBUMGlassworks (Expanded Edition)Philip Glass, Michael Reisman & The Philip Glass Ensemble

ALBUMPhilip Glass: Up CloseMichael Riesman, The Philip Glass Ensemble, Rascher Saxophone Quartet & The Western Wind

Listen to Glass: Saxophone by Andrew Sterman, Rascher Saxophone Quartet & The Philip Glass Ensemble

ALBUMGlass: SaxophoneAndrew Sterman, Rascher Saxophone Quartet & The Philip Glass Ensemble

Listen to Glass: A Descent into the Maelström by The Philip Glass Ensemble

ALBUMGlass: A Descent into the MaelströmThe Philip Glass Ensemble

Listen to Glass: La Belle et la Bête by Philip Glass, Michael Riesman & The Philip Glass Ensemble

ALBUMGlass: La Belle et la BêtePhilip Glass, Michael Riesman & The Philip Glass Ensemble

ALBUMPhilip Glass: Music With Changing PartsThe Philip Glass Ensemble

Listen to The Essential Philip Glass (Deluxe Edition) by Philip Glass & The Philip Glass Ensemble

ALBUMThe Essential Philip Glass (Deluxe Edition)Philip Glass & The Philip Glass Ensemble

Listen to Philip Glass: Music in Twelve Parts by The Philip Glass Ensemble

ALBUMPhilip Glass: Music in Twelve PartsThe Philip Glass Ensemble

Listen to Glass: Dance (Nos. 1-5) by Michael Riesman & The Philip Glass Ensemble

ALBUMGlass: Dance (Nos. 1-5)Michael Riesman & The Philip Glass Ensemble

Listen to Philip Glass: Koyaanisqatsi (Original Motion Picture Score) by Michael Riesman, The Philip Glass Ensemble & Philip Glass

ALBUMPhilip Glass: Koyaanisqatsi (Original Motion Picture Score)Michael Riesman, The Philip Glass Ensemble & Philip Glass

Listen to Glass: Einstein On The Beach by Michael Riesman, The Philip Glass Ensemble, Marc Jacoby & Philip Gavin Smith

ALBUMGlass: Einstein On The BeachMichael Riesman, The Philip Glass Ensemble, Marc Jacoby & Philip Gavin Smith

ALBUMPhilip Glass: Einstein on the BeachThe Philip Glass Ensemble

ALBUMPhilip Glass: Einstein on the Beach (feat. Robert Wilson)The Philip Glass Ensemble, Philip Glass, Michael Riesman & Robert Wilson

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Vinyl Unboxing: Naqoyqatsi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Music by Philip Glass & Yo-Yo Ma

The Philip Glass Ensemble & Yo-Yo Ma

About The Philip Glass Ensemble

Hometown

New York, NY, United States

Formed

1968

Genre

Classical

Composer Philip Glass was educated at the University of Chicago and the Juilliard School of Music before his arrival in Paris in 1963 as a student of Nadia Boulanger. Struck by the way Indian musicians gradually added to repeated rhythmic phrases, Glass formulated his minimal approach to composition while working with Ravi Shankar. Much of his work since has been for the stage and film, notably the operas, SATYAGRAHA (1980), AHKNATEN (1984) and WHITE RAVEN (2001), and two visually striking films with director Godfrey Reggio, KOYAANISQATSI (1983) and POWAQQATSI (1988). Glass has also written scores for numerous Hollywood movies, including HAMBURGER HILL and the Oscar nominated score of Martin Scorcese’s KUNDUN (1998).