Philip Glass and Robert Wilson: from History of Creative Collaboration

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Anna Ye. Krom

Abstract

The article is devoted to one of the most interesting creative tandems, formed in the American experimental art of the second halves of the 20th century – the collaboration of the producer Robert Wilson and the composer Philip Glass. An author analyses their meeting in the 1970s minimalist stylistic settings, examining them in the context of rich cultural panorama of avantgarde art of the USA of middle of the past century. The principles of minimalist experimental theater are shown on the example of their well-known joint project, the opera «Einstein on the beach».

Keywords: Robert Wilson, Philip Glass, experimental theater, minimalism, avantgarde

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Krom, A. Y. (2012). Philip Glass and Robert Wilson: from History of Creative Collaboration. Music Scholarship / Problemy Muzykal’noj Nauki, (2), 43–46. Retrieved from https://musicscholar.ru/index.php/PMN/article/view/549
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Musical Art of the 20th Century
Author Biography

Anna Ye. Krom, Nizhny Novgorod State Conservatory (Academy) named after M. I. Glinka

Candidate of Art Studies, Docent of the Music History Department

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