Philip Glass – Glassworks – Opening (Guitar Duo)
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“Opening” is the first movement of Philip Glass’s Glassworks (1982), one of the composer’s most widely performed works and a touchstone of American minimalism. Built on a gently arpeggiated, repeating figure, it has been transcribed for piano, string ensemble, and now guitar duo. This arrangement by Dr. Sam Desmet keeps the piece’s interlocking arpeggios and slow harmonic motion within the idiomatic range of two guitars.
Title: Opening piece (Glassworks)
Composer: Philip Glass (1937)
Genre: 20th Century, Classical, Contemporary, minimalism
Arranger: Sam Desmet
Instrumentation: 2 guitars
Level: Intermediate
Publisher: n/a
Format: Full Score + Individual Parts (8 pages)
Notation: treble cleff
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Hear it: Dr. Sam Desmet’s guitar-duo arrangement of the opening movement of Philip Glass’s Glassworks, performed with Federico Bonacossa.
