Philip Glass Ensemble
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The Philip Glass Ensemble is a contemporary music group renowned for performing and popularizing Philip Glass’s minimalist compositions through amplified instruments and electronic keyboards.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Philip Glass Ensemble canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
minimalist music ensemble
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musical ensemble ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Philip Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| fieldOfWork | live performance of minimalist music ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Philip Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary classical music
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experimental music ⓘ minimalism ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Michael Riesman
NERFINISHED
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Philip Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ various rotating musicians ⓘ |
| hasMusicalDirector | Philip Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfEnsemble |
electro-acoustic ensemble
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touring ensemble ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary classical performance practice
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minimalist music performance worldwide ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | instrumental music ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extended duration works
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repetitive rhythmic structures ⓘ use of amplification in classical performance contexts ⓘ |
| notableFor |
performing Philip Glass compositions
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popularizing Philip Glass’s minimalist music ⓘ |
| notableWork | premiere performances of Philip Glass’s large-scale works ⓘ |
| performerOf |
Einstein on the Beach
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Glassworks (in concert performance) NERFINISHED ⓘ Koyaanisqatsi (film score in performance) NERFINISHED ⓘ Music in Twelve Parts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Elektra Records
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Nonesuch Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Sony Classical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
amplified instruments
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amplified winds ⓘ clarinet ⓘ electric keyboard ⓘ electronic keyboards ⓘ flute ⓘ organ ⓘ saxophone ⓘ soprano voice ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ voice ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
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