Words Without Music

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Words Without Music
Words Without Music
Author : Philip Glass
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Language : English
Release Date : 31 March 2015
ISBN : 9780571323739
Pages : 323 pages
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Words Without Music by Philip Glass Book PDF Summary

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.

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