{"id":3225,"date":"2010-01-05T23:46:24","date_gmt":"2010-01-05T23:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cookylamoo.com\/boringlikeadrill\/?p=3225"},"modified":"2010-01-20T14:05:17","modified_gmt":"2010-01-20T14:05:17","slug":"mystery-glass-pieces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cookylamoo.com\/boringlikeadrill\/2010\/01\/mystery-glass-pieces.html","title":{"rendered":"Mystery Glass Pieces"},"content":{"rendered":"

The rather wonderful Other Minds Archive has put up a concert by Philip Glass<\/a> in San Jose from 1978:<\/p>\n

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This program include [sic<\/em>] a number of pieces for organ, written in Glass\u2019 trademark minimalist style, as well as a piece for orchestra and electronics.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

You may have noticed that the wording of that sentence is a little bit slippery. The information page<\/a> for this recording is of no real help, listing an “unidentified piece for orchestra and electronics” by Philip Glass, followed by four “unidentified pieces” for organ, also by Glass.<\/p>\n

I find it hard to believe that the first piece is by Glass at all – in that style, for those instruments – so both what it is and who wrote it are mysteries to me. The organ pieces are obviously Glass: Music In Contrary Motion<\/em>, “Bed” and “Knee Play 4” from Einstein on the Beach<\/em>, Fourth Series, Part 2<\/em> (aka Dance No.2<\/em>), and, and….<\/p>\n

What the hell is that second piece? None of the descriptions in the list of compositions<\/a> on Glass’ website seem to fit. Is this a solo arrangement of a piece I’ve never heard, or some of his theatre music? It’s too cold to go out to the library, a few minutes’ googling was no help at all, and listening to free samples of likely candidates on Amazon drew a blank.<\/p>\n

Here are excerpts from the two mystery pieces:<\/p>\n

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  1. unknown piece probably not by Philip Glass<\/a>, halfway through its 24-minute duration<\/li>\n
  2. unknown organ piece by Philip Glass<\/a>, start of a 13-minute performance<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I presume the organ is being played by Glass himself. Having grown up on his glossy studio productions from the 1980s, it’s sort of nice to hear him hitting all those bum notes here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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