Violin Concerto (No. 1) for violin and piano 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's Violin Concerto No. 1 (1987) represents his first foray into non-operatic orchestral writing and is his first concerto, written for violinist Paul Zukofsky. It is filled with hypnotic serenity and breathless, energetic arpeggios. It has since become one of his most popular and enduring works. Master level, Grade 6.
