Philip Glass American composer

Philip Glass is a 87 years old American composer from Baltimore, Maryland. He was born on January 31, 1937 in Baltimore, Maryland as Philip Morris Glass.

About

Is Philip Glass still alive?

Yes, Philip Glass is still alive Last check: 3 years ago

Family

Wife

Children

He has two children, Juliet (56, American journalist) and Marlowe (22) . When his first child, Juliet Glass, was born, Philip Glass was 30 years old.

Works

Philip Glass Albums (252)

There are 252 albums of Philip Glass.

His last album Philip Glass: A Common Time released 3 years 3 months ago. When Philip Glass: A Common Time released, he was 84 years old. This album contains 7 tracks

His first album North Star released 47 years ago, he was 39 years old when this album released. There were 10 songs in this album.

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Popular Philip Glass Songs

1. Opening (Hope Street Tunnel Blues: Music for Piano By Philip Glass and Alvin Curran, released 17 years ago)
2. The Poet Acts (The Hours (Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack), released 22 years ago)
3. Etude No. 2 (Etudes for Piano Vol 1 No. 1-10, released 23 years ago)
4. Études: No. 5 (Reading Songs, released 4 years ago)
5. Mad Rush (Mad Rush, released 9 years ago)
6. Truman Sleeps (The Truman Show, released 26 years ago)
7. New York - Mad Rush (Cities II, released 6 years ago)
8. Glassworks: Opening (Philip Glass: Piano Works, released 7 years ago)
9. Morning Passages (The Hours (Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack), released 22 years ago)
10. Six Etudes For Piano - Q = 96 (Time Curve: Music for Piano by Philip Glass and William Duckworth, released 15 years ago)

Philip Glass Movies (89)

There are 89 movies of Philip Glass.

His first feature film was Fantastic Four (2015). He was 78 when he starred in this movie. Since 2015, he has appeared in 89 feature films. The last one is Crônica da Demolição (2017). .

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Philip Glass movie characters

The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:

Character/Job	Movie	Age
Music	Fantastic Four (2015)	78
Keyboard Artist	The Truman Show (1998)	61
Original Music Composer	Secret Window (2004)	67
Original Music Composer	The Illusionist (2006)	69
Music	No Reservations (2007)	70
Music	Candyman (1992)	55
Original Music Composer	The Hours (2002)	65
Original Music Composer	Taking Lives (2004)	67
Original Music Composer	Notes on a Scandal (2006)	69
Original Music Composer	Hamburger Hill (1987)	50
Original Music Composer	Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)	58
Original Music Composer	Astral City: A Spiritual Journey (2010)	73
Music	Leviathan (2014)	77
Music	Cassandra's Dream (2007)	70
Original Music Composer	Kundun (1997)	60
Original Music Composer	Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)	48
Original Music Composer	The Fog of War (2003)	66
Music	Koyaanisqatsi (1982)	45
Original Music Composer	Koyaanisqatsi (1982)	45
Original Music Composer	Mr. Nice (2010)	74
Music	Naqoyqatsi (2002)	65
Original Music Composer	The Church (1989)	53
Music	A Brief History of Time (1991)	54
Original Music Composer	Jane (2017)	80
Original Music Composer	Undertow (2004)	67
Original Music Composer	Bent (1997)	60
Original Music Composer	Elena (2011)	74
Music	Powaqqatsi (1988)	51
Music	The Thin Blue Line (1988)	51
Music	The Moustache (2005)	68
Himself	Trophy (2017)	79
Music	Samurai Marathon (2019)	82
Music	Visitors (2013)	76
Original Music Composer	Einstein on the Beach (2014)	76
Writer	Einstein on the Beach (2014)	76
Himself	Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell (2008)	71
Original Music Composer	Roving Mars (2006)	68
Original Music Composer	Anima Mundi (1993)	56
Himself	Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2008)	70
Original Music Composer	Evidence (1995)	58
Music	Philip Glass: Satyagraha (2011)	74
Music	07/27/1978: The Pipe Strip (2017)	80
Original Music Composer	Besa: The Promise (2012)	75
Music	Ballad of the Skeletons (1997)	60
Original Music Composer	Glass: The Perfect American (2013)	76
Himself	Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2007)	70
Original Music Composer	Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2007)	70
Original Music Composer	Glass: Kepler (2011)	73
Original Music Composer	Jenipapo (1995)	58
Himself	A Brief History of Errol Morris (1999)	62
Himself	Perfect Moment (1997)	60
Original Music Composer	Perfect Moment (1997)	60
Music	Animals in Love (2007)	70
Himself	The Outsider: The Story of Harry Partch (2002)	65
Interviewee	Essence of Life (2002)	65
Himself	Four American Composers: Philip Glass (1983)	46
Himself	What Difference Does It Make? (2014)	77
Music	These Vagabond Shoes (2009)	72
Himself	Bye Bye Kipling (1986)	48
Music	07/27/1978 (2017)	80
Music Supervisor	Chappaqua (1966)	30
Composer	The Qatsi Trilogy	0
Original Music Composer	Inquiring Nuns (1968)	30
Music	End of the Art World (1971)	34
Himself	Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television by Robert Ashley (1974)	37
	What Maisie Knew (1975)	38
Music	Carolyn danse (1977)	40
Music	North Star: Mark di Suvero (1978)	41
Music	Satyagraha (1983)	0
Music	ACT III (1983)	0
composer	Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera (1985)	48
Music	A Perfect Couple (1986)	48
	The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July (1986)	49
Music	The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July (1986)	49
Music	Monolithe (1987)	50
Music Arranger	Continuum: Parts 1 & 2 (1989)	51
Music	A Walk Through Prospero's Library (1992)	54
Interviewee	Impact of Progress (2002)	65
Music	The Origins of AIDS (2004)	67
Himself	Philip Glass: Looking Glass (2005)	67
himself	Kiki and Herb Reloaded (2005)	68
Original Music Composer	The Giant Buddhas (2005)	68
	In The Ocean – A Film About the Classical Avant Garde (2009)	0
Music	Trans-Action (2010)	72
	Music (2010)	73
Original Music Composer	They Were There (2011)	73
Original Music Composer	Rebirth (2011)	74
Original Music Composer	Re: Awakenings (2013)	75
Original Music Composer	Crônica da Demolição (2017)	80

Philip Glass TV Shows (2)

His first TV Show was Saturday Night Live (1975).

Awards (9)

Awarded Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , awarded Fulbright Program , awarded Praemium Imperiale in 2012 , awarded BAFTA Award for Best Film Music in 2003 , awarded Glenn Gould Prize in 2015 ,

Education

He graduated from Juilliard School, University Of Chicago, Fontainebleau Schools and Peabody Institute

What is Philip's zodiac sign?

Philip Glass zodiac sign is aquarius.

When is Glass's next birthday?

Philip Glass was born on the 31th of January 1937, which was a Sunday. He will be turning 88 in only 40 days from today (22 December, 2024).

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