Dance Nos. 1-5

by Philip Glass

Dance Nos. 1-5 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: CBS Masterworks
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:44:39
  • Community rating: 3.85/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Originally composed in 1979 for a multimedia performance with choreographer Lucinda Childs and visual artist Sol LeWitt, this recording captures the complete minimalist suite. The pieces are characterized by relentless, cyclical arpeggios that build a tense, hypnotic rhythmic drive. It stands as a prime example of the composer's highly structured, early ensemble-based phase.

Genres

Descriptors: Avant Garde, Soundtrack, repetitive, atonal, dissonant, long-form, complex, unconventional

Tracklist

  1. Dance No. 1 (19:20)
  2. Dance No. 2 (22:58)
  3. Dance No. 3 (18:35)
  4. Dance No. 4 (23:31)
  5. Dance No. 5 (20:15)

Credits

  • Philip Glass - primary artist, composed by, arranged by, electric organ [farfisa organ]
  • Brooklyn Academy Of Music - commissioned by
  • Michael Riesman - conductor, keyboards, organ
  • The Philip Glass Ensemble - performer
  • Jon Gibson - flute, soprano saxophone
  • Richard Peck - flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Jack Kripl - flute, piccolo flute, soprano saxophone
  • Iris Hiskey - voice

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