The Stage Works of Philip Glass

Robert F. Waters (New Jersey Institute of Technology)

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English

Cambridge University Press
21 December 2023

20th century & contemporary classical music

Series: Composers on the Stage

The Stage Works of Philip Glass is the first publication to exclusively examine Glass's stage works from 1976 to the present day. Glass, who is regularly acclaimed as the most popular living classical composer, created stage works that have had a mesmerizing effect on younger generations. Robert Waters analyses Glass and his music for the theatre in the context of other composers interested in so-called minimalist features. His discussion includes three introductory chapters that address the validity versus invalidity of terms such as minimalism, post-minimalism, postmodernism, and neo-Romanticism, together with a brief overview of Glass's life and works. Waters examines the different types of theatre responsible for Glass's impact, including Robert Wilson's Theater of Images. He sheds light on Glass's philosophy regarding staging, text, and other theatrical components, which includes a defiance of conventional narrative, visual and aural dissociation as a theatrical technique, and deconstructionist concepts.

By: Robert F. Waters (New Jersey Institute of Technology)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781107628069
ISBN 10: 1107628067
Series: Composers on the Stage
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 21 December 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; Background; 1. Introduction; 2. Terminology and Stages of Minimalism; 3. Terminology: Post-Minimalism, Postmodernism, and Neo-Romanticism; 4. Philip Glass's Early Life and Career (1937-1975); STAGE WORKS: 5. Theater; 6. Language and Philosophy; 7. Themes, Genres, and Archetypes; 8. Multimedia and Hybrid Genres; 9. Dance; 10. Music; 11. Critical and Audience Reception; 12. Conclusion; Endnotes; Bibliography.

Robert F. Waters teaches at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He also held faculty positions at Seton Hall University and Wake Forest University. His published research focuses on nineteenth-and twentieth-century music in France and America, and he has lectured and presented papers throughout the United States as well as in the UK, Europe and Australia. Waters also wrote as a music critic for the Washington Post for ten years and has performed as a pianist.