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Paul Eugène Glass (born November 19, 1934) is a Swiss-American composer.


Life

Born in
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, Glass is the son of silent film actor and film executive
Gaston Glass Gaston Glass (born Jacques Gaston Oscar Glass; December 31, 1899 – November 11, 1965) was a French-American actor and film producer. He was the father of the composer Paul Glass (born 1934). Selected filmography * ''The Corsican Brothers ...
. He was educated at the
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(BM), and was taught by
Ingolf Dahl Ingolf Dahl (June 9, 1912 – August 6, 1970) was a German-born American composer, pianist, conductor, and educator. Biography Dahl was born Walter Ingolf Marcus in Hamburg, Germany, to a German Jewish father, attorney Paul Marcus, and his Swedi ...
, and
Goffredo Petrassi Goffredo Petrassi (16 July 1904 – 3 March 2003) was an Italian composer of modern classical music, conductor, and teacher. He is considered one of the most influential Italian composers of the twentieth century.Petrassi, Goffredo. (2008). ...
in Rome (on a
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). Glass also attended
Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial ...
under a fellowship, and attended the Institute of International Education in Warsaw with Witold Lutoslawski on a grant. He joined
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in 1961. Glass has been married twice, the first time being to Marina Fistoulari Mahler, on April 3, 1965, and the second time being to Penelope Margaret Mackworth-Praed, on July 12, 1977. Glass and Mackworth-Praed currently live in Magadino, Switzerland. Both have been professors at
Franklin University Switzerland Franklin University Switzerland is a private university institute in Lugano, Switzerland. Founded in 1969, Franklin offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees accredited in both the United States and Switzerland. History Former ...
.


Selected works

: Paul Glass' works are published by
Müller & Schade Müller & Schade is a Swiss music publisher house founded in 1850 and based in Bern. History Müller & Schade was founded in Bern in 1850 and is organised in the legal form of a public limited company. The Musiknotenhaus publishes choral and ...
. ;Ballet *''eschatos'', ballet (1957) *''kakapo'', ballet pour enfants (2001) ; ;Orchestra *sinfonia n. 1 (1959) *''suita symfonyczna'' (sinfonia n. 2) (1961) *''eufonia'' per orchestra d'archi (1982) *sinfonia n. 3 (1986) *''lamento dell'acqua'' (1990) *''ektenia'' (1992) *sinfonia n. 4 (1992) *''quan shi qu'' (1994) *''corale I per margaret'' per orchestra d'archi (1995) *''distanza'' per orchestra d'archi e quartetto d'archi (1995) *''how to begin'' (1995) *sinfonia n. 5 ''"ad modum missae"'' per coro di voci bianche, coro e orchestra (1999) *sinfonia n. 6 q''uinto giorno'' (2003) *''corale II per margaret'' per orchestra d'archi (2004) *''grandiflora'' (2005) *''corale III per margaret'' per orchestra d'archi (2006) *sinfonia ''n.7'' (2011) *''teilchen'' per orchestra d'archi (2013) *''teilchen'' per grande orchestra (2018) *''sinfonia n.8'' (2019) *''omaggio al minimo'' per orchestra d'archi (2019) *''the return to dissonance'' for large orchestra (2019) *''tre interludî dall'opera "la bellezza, forse"'' per orchestra d'archi (2020) *''la myriade de couleurs'' pour grand orchestre (2020) *''consonanze di passaggio'' per orchestra (2020) *''nonsisa'' per orchestra (2022) *''palestrinalogia'' per orchestra d’archi (2022) *''sinfonia n.9'' (2023) *''tre suoni'' per orchestra d'archi (2024) ; ;Soloist(s) with orchestra *concerto per violoncello e orchestra (1961) *concerto per pianoforte estemporaneo e grande orchestra (1982) *''soggetti migranti'' per 3 percussionisti e orchestra (2002) *''lo svasso cornuto'' per corno inglese e orchestra (2004) *''el buen aire'' para violoncelo, piano y orquestra (2006) *''romanza'' per solo violino e orchestra (2019) *''lirica elegiaca'' per clarinetto e orchestra (2022) ;Chamber music *''variations'' for woodwind quintet (1949) *''passacaglia'' for string quartet (1949) *quartet for 4 trombones (1954) *''rondo'' for violin and piano (1954) *''music for brass and percussion'' (1955) *quintet for clarinet and string quartet (1956) *trio for flute, cello and piano (1956) *''3 pezzi'' per violino e pianoforte (1957) *sonata per violoncello e pianoforte (1962) *trio per flauto, clarinetto e fagotto (1964) *quartetto per flauto, clarinetto, viola e violoncello (1966) *''pezzo'' per clarinetto basso (1969) *''une chanson silencieuse'' pour flûte et violoncelle (1969) *''vittoria'' per viola (1970) *''w''oodwind quintet n.2 (1971) *''studio'' for 2 cellos (1971) *''suite pour soeur et frère'' pour 2 violons, alto, violoncelle et contrebasse (1971) *''trio I'' per violino, violoncello e pianoforte (1971) *''échanges'' pour 16 instrumentalistes (1973) *septett für 2 hörner, 2 trompeten, 2 posaunen und tuba (1976) *''wie ein naturlaut'' für 10 instrumentalisten (1977) *quartetto per oboe, violino, viola e violoncello (1978) *quartetto per sassofoni (1980) *''3 pezzi'' per clarinetto (1981) *''variazioni'' (Variations) per flauto solo (1981) *''fux-variationen'' per violoncello solo *''arundo donax'' per 3 oboi (anche 3 corni inglesi) (1982) *''eufonia'' per quintetto d'archi (1982) *''quartetto I'' per archi (1988) *''bis'' per pianoforte (1995) *''confronto'' per violoncello solo (1995) *''distanza'' per quartetto d'archi (1995) *''specchio'' per violino solo (1995) *''un piccolo giro'' per quartetto d'archi (1995) *''Incompréhension'' pour hautbois, cor et violoncelle (1969) *''prisma per ballerina'' per sassofono contralto, corno, trombone, pianoforte, percussione e contrabbasso (2002) *''confronto II'' per flauto solo (2004) *''doppelwitz'' für 2 bratschen (2004) *''tre ghiri'' per 3 violini (2004) *''solenne'' for 4 tromboni, o 4 fagotti, o 4 violoncelli (2004) *''adagio'' per violino, viola e violoncello (2006) *''atrevoci'' per flauto contralto, corno inglese e fagotto (2006) *''confronto per corno'' solo (2006) *''in tono sommesso'' per clarinetto e clarinetto basso (2006) *''scomposizione originale'' for violoncello solo (2006) *''spiegel'' per contrabbasso solo (2006) *''intervalli per viola'' (2007) *''intervalli per tre trombe in do'' (2007) *''intervalli per fagotto'' (2007) *''Ida y vuelta per violino e violoncello'' (2007) *''en todas las tonalidades per clarinetto in Sib'' (2007) *''ida y vuelta per due violini'' (2008) *''ottantaquattro per violoncello'' (2008) *''vanessa atalanta per flauto solo'' (2012) *''trois études pour quatuor à cordes'' (2012) *''quartetto II'' per archi (2018) *''trombonite per solo trombone'' (2019) *''passacaglia 2019 - nello stile di allora per quartetto d'archi'' (2019) *''come un'improvvisazione per solo violoncello'' (2019) *''bach im spiegel per solo violoncello'' (2019) *''elegia per trio d'archi'' (2019) *''los sostenidos'' para solo violín (2019) *''la viola che scende'' per sola viola (2020) *''controtutti'' per solo controfagotto (2020) *''quartetto III'' per archi (2020) *''trio II'' per violino, violoncello e pianoforte (2021) *''riflessioni'' per sola tromba in do (2021) *''un corno che vale'' per corno in fa (2021) *''due folaghe'' per due violoncelli (2022) *''tubalissima'' per tuba sola (2022) *''arpalogia'' per arpa sola (2022) *''clarinata'' per clarinetto solo (2022) *''los bemoles'' para solo violín (2024) *''permutazioni specchiate'' per violoncello solo (2024) *''trio III'' per violino, violoncello e pianoforte (2024) ; ;Piano *''5 pezzi per pianoforte'' (1983) *''omaggio'' (1995) *''precipitevolissimevolmente'' (2006) *''ottantaquattro per pianoforte'' (2007) *''Il piccolo portico di carona'' (2008) *''drei teilchen'' für klavier (2013) *''trois préludes'' (2019) ;Vocal *''5 chansons pour une princesse errante'' pour baryton et piano (1968, versione per baritono e orchestra 1992) *''vocalizzo'' per soprano, flauto, corno inglese, fagotto, violino, violoncello e pianoforte (2004) *tre poesie per soprano e quartetto d'archi – I ''erbe'' (2020) II ''sapiens'' (2022) III ''invito'' (2022); testo di Alberto Nessi ; ;Chorus *''deh, spiriti miei, quando mi vedete'' per coro (1987); testo di
Guido Cavalcanti Guido Cavalcanti (between 1250 and 1259 – August 1300) was an Italians, Italian poet. He was also a friend of and intellectual influence on Dante Alighieri. Historical background Cavalcanti was born in Florence at a time when the comune was b ...
*''pianto della madonna per soporano'', baritono, coro e orchestra (1988); testo di
Jacopone da Todi Jacopone da Todi ( – 25 December 1306) was an Italian people, Italian Franciscan friar from Umbria. He wrote several :it:Laude (Jacopone da Todi), ''laude'' (songs in praise of the God, Lord) in the local vernacular. He was an early pionee ...
*''sahassavagga'' per coro di voci bianche (1976); testo: gautama buddha *''success counted is sweetest'' for chorus (1954); words by
Emily Dickinson Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an American poet. Little-known during her life, she has since been regarded as one of the most important figures in American poetry. Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massac ...
*''salmo LXXXIII'' per coro (1957) *''Un sogno'' per coro di voci bianche (1981); testo di Alberto Nessi Opera * ''la bellezza, forse'' (2018); libretto by Alberto Nessi Selected film scores *''
The Abductors ''The Abductors'' is a 1957 American film noir crime film directed by Andrew McLaglen and starring Victor McLaglen, George Macready and Gavin Muir. It was produced by Regal Films. Maury Dexter described the film as "not too hot" but liked McLag ...
'' (1957) *'' George Grosz' Interregnum'' (1960) *'' Fear No More'' (1961) *'' Lady in a Cage'' (1964) *''
Nightmare in the Sun ''Nightmare in the Sun'' is a 1965 drama film directed by Marc Lawrence in his feature theatrical directing debut. It stars Ursula Andress, John Derek, and Aldo Ray, with a cameo appearance by Sammy Davis Jr. and an early role of Robert Duvall. ...
'' (1965) *''
Bunny Lake Is Missing ''Bunny Lake Is Missing'' is a 1965 psychological mystery film directed and produced by Otto Preminger and starring Carol Lynley, Keir Dullea and Laurence Olivier. Filmed in black-and-white widescreen format in London, it was based on the 1 ...
'' (1965) *'' A Test of Violence'' (1969) *'' Sole Survivor'' (1970) *'' Five Desperate Women'' (1971) *''Sandcastles'' (1971) *''
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'' (1975) *''
To the Devil a Daughter ''To the Devil a Daughter'', sometimes stylised as ''To the Devil... a Daughter'', is a 1976 supernatural horror film directed by Peter Sykes and starring Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee, Honor Blackman, Nastassja Kinski, and Denholm E ...
'' (1976)


External links


Paul Glass at IMDBPaul Glass at Musinfo.ch
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