Glassworks (composition)
Glassworks is a chamber music work of six movements by Philip Glass. Following his larger-scale concert and stage works, it was Glass's successful attempt to create a more pop-oriented "Walkman-suitable" work, with considerably shorter and more accessible pieces written for the recording studio.
| Glassworks | |
|---|---|
| by Philip Glass | |
| Style | Postmodern, minimalist |
| Form | Chamber music |
| Language | English |
| Composed | 1981 |
| Publisher | Dunvagen Music Publishers |
| Recorded | 1982, studio recording for Sony Classical Records |
The LP and cassette were released in 1982, each with its own separate mix: the record album intended for home listening and the tape for personal cassette players. The headphone-specific mix, previously only available on cassette, was reissued digitally 2016.
Glassworks was intended to introduce my music to a more general audience than had been familiar with it up to then.
— Philip Glass
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