Philip Glass - Music in 12 Parts
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Artist: Philip GlassEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 1996-09-17
Music Label: Nonesuch
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Music In Twelve Parts: Part 1
- Music In Twelve Parts: Part 2
- Music In Twelve Parts: Part 3
- Music In Twelve Parts: Part 4
- Music In Twelve Parts: Part 5
- Music In Twelve Parts: Part 5 (conclusion)
- Music In Twelve Parts: Part 6
- Music In Twelve Parts: Part 7
- Music In Twelve Parts: Part 8
- Music In Twelve Parts: Part 9
- Music In Twelve Parts: Part 10
- Music In Twelve Parts: Part 11
- Music In Twelve Parts: Part 12
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Rating: 5 Stars
In order to approach Philip Glass's Music in Twelve Parts, I recommend the following prerequisites:
1.) Make sure that you have enough money to purchase this extraordinary piece of music. While the three discs which make up this piece of music may tend to be categorized as "box set," in truth, this is no compilation of Philip Glass's greatest hits or rarities. Instead, what you receive is the singular, defining greatest 'hit' of Glass' repetoire.
2.) Set aside at least 3 hours and 26 minutes of your day to sit and listen to this piece of music uninterrupted as it will take at least that long to make it through all three discs. "Music In Twelve Parts" is a single piece of music, just like Mozart's "Requiem" or Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet," and while one is capable of listening to the individual parts out of sequence, doing so would ruin the intended effect of the piece of music as a whole.
3.) Listen with open ears and an open mind. One of the problems many people face when meeting Glass for the first time is that they are confronted in an ugly sort of way that Philip Glass does not sound like the traditional composers, like Beethoven, Debussy, or even Brahms, and he doesn't even sound atonal, like Boulez, Messiaen, or Schoenberg: many realize that Glass is in a category wholly removed from these composers, and they tend to not like it because they were expecting something else. I say this because not only was this my first perception of Glass, but it's also the same sort of response I meet in others, such as friends or family, when introducing them to the work of Philip Glass.
Glass' early work, especially Music in Twelve Parts is riddled with arpeggios. Yet, while there is definitely an electronic keyboard driving the pulse of the piece from start to finish, the true quality of the piece is displayed in the other musicians, especially the woodwinds, who must not only keep pace, but who must also be able to change key and delve into further slight variations on the drop of a dime. Music in Twelve Parts may, indeed, sound minimal and abruptly simple, but the endurance required when playing such a piece requires immense skill and precision. Be sure to keep your ear attuned for this.
4.) Finally, enjoy. The great thing about Glass' music is that there's no interpretation needed, no cryptic meanings, and no hidden secrets. If you play Music in Twelve Parts backwards, what you hear is Music in Twelve Parts. Nothing more, sorry.
It's an excellent piece of music, and a wonderful experience!
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