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Philip Glass manuscript that was lost for decades gets first recorded release
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nme.com'Music In 8 Parts' resurfaced at a 2017 auction A Philip Glass work that was performed in 1970 but then disappeared for nearly 50 years due to a lost manuscript has finally been put to disc. ‘Music In 8 Parts’, a song that was shared after the American composer’s ‘Music For Fifths’ (1969) but before ‘Music With Changing Parts’ (1971) and ‘Music In 12 Parts’ (1971-74), was lost until its manuscript resurfaced at a Christie’s auction in 2017.
The piece, its manuscript of which sold for $43,750, has now been recorded and released by The Philip Glass Ensemble. Listen below.
Glass is a renowned experimental composer who helped pioneer the minimalist movement in the ’60s alongside other composers such as Steve Reich.
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