Music in Similar Motion; Music in Fifths
by Philip Glass
- Type: Album
- Released: 1973
- Label: Chatham Square
- Country: United States
- Community rating: 3.95/5 from 4 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Released on the composer's own Chatham Square imprint, these two early minimalist pieces firmly establish his signature use of relentless repetition and additive rhythmic structures. Performed primarily on electronic organs and woodwinds, the dizzying, mathematical precision of the arrangements induces a deeply hypnotic, trance-like state. It is a foundational, highly demanding text in the evolution of American minimalist classical music.
Genres
Descriptors: minimalistic, minimal, repetitive, experimental, instrumental, long-form, ensemble, rhythmic
Tracklist
Credits
- Alan Saret - artwork [cover]
- Art Murphy - electric organ
- Steve Chambers - electric organ
- Robert Prado - flute
- Jon Gibson - soprano saxophone
- Richard Landry - soprano saxophone