Glassworks (composition)
Template:Short description Template:Italic title Template:Infobox musical composition Glassworks is a chamber music work of six movements by Philip Glass. Following his larger-scale concert and stage works, it was Glass's successful attempt to create a more pop-oriented "Walkman-suitable" work, with considerably shorter and more accessible pieces written for the recording studio.
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MovementsEdit
"Opening"Edit
"Opening" uses triplet eighth notes, over duple eighth notes, over whole notes in [[4/4 time|Template:Music]]. Formally it consists of three groups of four measure phrases of three to four chords repeated four times each, ABC:||ABC, which then merges with the next movement, "Floe" with the entrance of the horns.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
"Floe"Edit
There are two formulaically identical sections to the movement. Although rhythmically driven, the melodic implications of "Floe" occur somewhat coincidentally by orchestration. There is no modulation, but the harmonic progression simply repeats over and over again. The layering of contrasting timbres is characteristic of the piece as a whole. Floe borrows a theme from Jean Sibelius's fifth symphony.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In popular cultureEdit
"Rubric" and "Façades" both appeared in the 2008 documentary about Philippe Petit, Man on Wire. "Floe" was featured on the soundtrack of the 1989 Italian horror film The Church.
Release and receptionEdit
Template:Album reviews The album was commercially successful, introduced Glass's music to a large audience, and gave Glass widespread name recognition.<ref name="Martin"/>