Songs and Poems (Set No. 1) for solo cello by Philip Glass
Published by Chester
Philip Glass (b 1937) is one of America's most prominent composers, generally regarded as one of the most influential composers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. He is considered to be a minimalist composer, with music characterized by repetitive structures, shifting layers, and hypnotic patterns. He has written many operas, symphonies, concertos, string quartets, and film scores, including many works for strings.
Glass wrote his solo cello work ''Songs and Poems (No. 1)" (2007) for the cellist Wendy Sutter. Also called "Partita No. 1", it is a seven-movement tour-de-force with the emotional and dramatic scope of Bach's cello suites. It gives plenty of challenges to the devoted cellist. Master level, Grade 6.
