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Words Without Music (Paperback, Main)
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Words Without Music (Paperback, Main)
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The long-awaited memoir by 'the most prolific and popular of all
contemporary composers' (New York Times) Rapturous in its ability
to depict the creative process, Words Without Music allows readers
to experience that sublime moment of creative fusion when life
merges with art. Biography lovers will be inspired by the story of
a precocious Baltimore boy, the son of a music-shop owner, who
entered college at age fifteen, before traveling to Paris to study
under the legendary Nadia Boulanger; Glass devotees will be
fascinated by the stories behind Einstein on the Beach and
Satyagraha, among so many other works. Whether recalling his
experiences working at Bethlehem Steel, traveling in India, driving
a cab in 1970s New York, or his professional collaborations with
the likes of Allen Ginsberg, Ravi Shankar, Robert Wilson, Doris
Lessing, and Martin Scorsese, Words Without Music affirms the power
of music to change the world. Martin Scorsese on Words Without
Music: 'I came to Philip Glass's music very simply, without any
critical prodding or guidance. I listened and I was transfixed. The
music was dynamic and colorful and mysterious all at once, and it
put me in mind of the Zen exercise of sitting before a blank wall
and contemplating the question, "What is this?" It's music that
seems to go beyond music. It doesn't just stay with you, it infuses
and energizes and haunts you, and carries a sense of being alive, a
perception of existence itself, the rhythm of living this life.
Philip's music has come to mean more and more to me as the years
have gone by. I was excited to work with Philip on Kundun, and he
exceeded my wildest expectations by giving us a score that was
genuinely transcendent. He's exceeded my expectations again with
this rich and beautifully written memoir. Who knew that he was as
good a writer as he is a composer?'
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