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Philip Glass

Music in Twelve Parts

1988

© GlassPages, 1999

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References

• Virgin Records CDVEBX 32 (1988).
• Virgin Records America 91311-2 (1989).

Credits

• Original music composed by Philip Glass.
• Performed by The Philip Glass Ensemble.
• Music In 12 Parts - Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6:
• Philip Glass: keyboards.
• Michael Riesman: keyboards.
• Richard Landry: flute, soprano saxophone.
• Jon Gibson: flute, soprano saxophone.
• Richard Peck: alto & tenor saxophones.
• Joan La Barbera: voice.
• Recorded May, 1975 at Greene Street Studios, New York City.
• Recording Engineer: Kurt Munkacsi.
• Assistant Engineer: Blaise Dupuy.
• Music In 12 Parts - Parts 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12:
• Martin Goldray: keyboards.
• Michael Riesman: keyboards.
• Jack Kripl: flute, soprano saxophone.
• Jon Gibson: flute, soprano saxophone.
• Richard Peck: alto & tenor saxophones.
• Dora Ohrenstein: voice.
• Recorded December, 1987 at The Living Room Studio, New York City.
• Recording Engineer: Miles Green.
• Assistant Engineer: Blaise Dupuy.
• Music Produced by Kurt Munkacsi for Euphorbia Productions, Ltd.
• Musical Director: Michael Riesman.
• Production Supervisor: Rory Johnston.
• Administration: Dan Dryden.
• Keyboards recorded by Paul Rice.
• All Parts mixed at The Living Room Studio, New York City.
• Mega Mix supplied by Musically Intelligent Devices, Inc.
• Mastered at Tape One by Ian Gillespie and Jack Adams.
• Cover Design: Sol Lewitt.
• Album Cover Production: Candy Jernigan.
• Music published by Dunvagen Music Publishers, Inc.
• © 1988 Virgin Records Ltd.

Tracks

1. CD 1 (1:11:19).
1. Music In 12 Parts - Part 1 (18:00).
2. Music In 12 Parts - Part 2 (16:57).
3. Music In 12 Parts - Part 3 (15:20).
4. Music In 12 Parts - Part 4 (21:02).
2. CD 2 (1:09:53).
1. Music In 12 Parts - Part 5 (15:50).
2. Music In 12 Parts - Part 6 (14:34).
3. Music In 12 Parts - Part 7 (21:12).
4. Music In 12 Parts - Part 8 (18:17).
3. CD 3 (1:05:02).
1. Music In 12 Parts - Part 9 (14:49).
2. Music In 12 Parts - Part 10 (17:14).
3. Music In 12 Parts - Part 11 (14:36).
4. Music In 12 Parts - Part 12 (18:23).

Total Time 3:26:14.

Notes

"All of my works which predate 1976 fall within the highly reductive style known as minimalism. I feel that minimalism can be traced to a fairly specific timeframe, from 1965 through 1975, and nearly all my compositions during this period may be placed in this general category. All such categories are arbitrary, however, and can be misleading. For example, although Music in 12 Parts would most likely be classified as a minimal work, it was a breakthrough for me and contains many of the structural and harmonic ideas that would be fleshed out in my later works. It is a modular work, one of the first such compositions, with twelve distinct parts which can be performed separately in one long sequence, or in any combination or variation."

- Philip Glass

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