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Philip Glass

1937 - Today

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Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer and pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century. Glass's work has been associated with minimalism, being built up from repetitive phrases and shifting layers. He described himself as a composer of "music with repetitive structures", which he has helped to evolve stylistically. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philip Glass is the 181st most popular composer (up from 182nd in 2019), the 935th most popular biography from United States (down from 819th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Composer.

Philip Glass is most famous for his minimalist music.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Philip Glass ranks 181 out of 1,451. Before him are Henri Vieuxtemps, Max Reger, Giuseppe Torelli, Francesco Cavalli, Siegfried Wagner, and Gustav Holst. After him are François-Adrien Boieldieu, Michael Haydn, Baldassare Galuppi, Vincenzo Galilei, Reinhold Glière, and Louis Spohr.

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Among people born in 1937, Philip Glass ranks 37. Before him are Rifaat al-Assad, Alain Badiou, Colin Renfrew, Bruce McLaren, Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, and Robert Huber. After him are Gordon Banks, Jared Diamond, David Hockney, Bettina Heinen-Ayech, Bill Cosby, and Gennady Yanayev.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Philip Glass ranks 935 out of 20,380. Before him are Buddy Holly (1936), Milton H. Erickson (1901), Nat King Cole (1919), George Clinton (1941), Robert Altman (1925), and Baruch Samuel Blumberg (1925). After him are Laura Branigan (1952), Jane Addams (1860), William Hurt (1950), Walter Hill (1942), Vera Rubin (1928), and Michael Bloomberg (1942).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Philip Glass ranks 6. Before him are George Gershwin (1898), John Williams (1932), John Cage (1912), Leonard Bernstein (1918), and Alfred Newman (1900). After him are Samuel Barber (1910), Henry Mancini (1924), Scott Joplin (1868), Angelo Badalamenti (1937), Jerry Goldsmith (1929), and James Horner (1953).

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