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Philip Glass

Title
  1. Philip Glass [videorecording] / a Transatlantic Films production for Channel Four Television ; produced by Revel Guest ; directed by Peter Greenaway.
Published by
  1. South Burlington, Vt. : Mystic Fire Video, c1991.

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Additional authors
  1. Greenaway, Peter
  2. Guest, Revel
  3. Glass, Philip
  4. Philip Glass Ensemble. prf
  5. Channel Four (Great Britain) prd
  6. Transatlantic Films. prd
  7. Mystic Fire Video, Inc
Description
  1. 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
  1. Philip Glass's "systems music" has been described as a "high mass on Mars." It combines the Western disciplines of the classical music tradition with Eastern influences and visceral rock. His hynotic, rhythmic sound is appreciated by rock, jazz and classical audiences alike. This video features conversations with and about Glass, as well as the Philip Glass Ensemble performing his Music in Similar Motion and passages from Einstein on the Beach and Glassworks.
Series statement
  1. 4 American composers ; 2
Alternative title
  1. Glass
  2. 4merican composers
Subject
  1. Glass, Philip
  2. Glass, Philip > Interviews
  3. Music videos
  4. Piano music
  5. Instrumental ensembles
  6. Musicians > Interviews
  7. Composers > United States
Contents
  1. Music in similar motion -- passages from Einstein on the Beach and Glassworks.
Call number
  1. *LVH 954 (F)
Note
  1. Originally produced in 1983.
  2. Brief introduction on container.
Credits (note)
  1. Research, Jane Chrzanowska ; lighting, Bruce Kington ; sound, Garth Marshall ; film editor, John Wilson ; rostrum camera, Bert Walker.
Event (note)
  1. This film is based on a performance by Philip Glass and his Ensemble at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, as part of a New York/Almeida Festival.
System details (note)
  1. VHS.
Title
  1. Philip Glass [videorecording] / a Transatlantic Films production for Channel Four Television ; produced by Revel Guest ; directed by Peter Greenaway.
Imprint
  1. South Burlington, Vt. : Mystic Fire Video, c1991.
Series
  1. 4 American composers ; 2
System details
  1. VHS.
Performer
  1. The Philip Glass Ensemble (Philip Glass, Michael Riesman, Jack Kripl, Richard Peck, Jon Gibson, Kurt Munkacsi, Dora Ohrenstein), et al.
Credits
  1. Research, Jane Chrzanowska ; lighting, Bruce Kington ; sound, Garth Marshall ; film editor, John Wilson ; rostrum camera, Bert Walker.
Event
  1. This film is based on a performance by Philip Glass and his Ensemble at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, as part of a New York/Almeida Festival.
Added author
  1. Greenaway, Peter. Director
  2. Guest, Revel. Producer
  3. Glass, Philip. Glassworks. Facades. Selections.
  4. Glass, Philip. Glassworks. Foe. Selections.
  5. Glass, Philip. Einstein on the beach. Train/Spaceship. Selections.
  6. Glass, Philip. Music in similar motion. Selections.
  7. Philip Glass Ensemble. Performer
  8. Channel Four (Great Britain) Production personnel
  9. Transatlantic Films. Production personnel
  10. Mystic Fire Video, Inc.
Research call number
  1. *LVH 954 (F) Container on file.
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