Philip Glass Interview

Source: Interview Magazine.

In the 1980s, no other contemporary composer created more buzz among audiences and in the press than Philip Glass. His repetitive, minimalist style made classical music hip to younger audiences and mesmerized stalwart listeners. His music took its cues from the sustained tones of La Monte Young and Terry Riley’s A Rainbow in Curved Air (1969) and echoed New York colleague Steve Reich’s famed tape loop pieces. But Glass’s subtle, shift-shaping chord progressions were entirely his own.