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Offline bflatminor24

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Philip Glass Etudes
on: January 12, 2007, 05:24:52 AM
Anyone heard these? I just bought them on iTunes. Not sure what I think yet.

Opinions?
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Re: Philip Glass Etudes
Reply #1 on: January 12, 2007, 08:58:28 PM
I like Glass, but tbh am not a huge fan of these pieces.  Usually enjoy his string works a lot more (quartets, violin concerto etc.)
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Re: Philip Glass Etudes
Reply #2 on: September 30, 2009, 06:15:22 PM
Heard him play them in concert...wasn't expecting much.. the usual glass arpeggios!!!..but he was actually quiet good.sounded like 4 hands..made me feel like i dont practise half enough...Favourite is etude no.2 ... c'mon and publish them mr glass.. or some pirate will beat you too it..arrr!!
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Re: Philip Glass Etudes
Reply #3 on: October 12, 2009, 06:34:49 PM


Sorry, but this is f*cking garbage, no matter what the difficulty is. The ugly middle section makes it sound like Glass isn't even capable of holding his own shitty composing style intact.
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Re: Philip Glass Etudes
Reply #4 on: October 12, 2009, 06:37:57 PM
Oh my gosh, that Glass was a total monstrosity!
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Re: Philip Glass Etudes
Reply #5 on: October 12, 2009, 06:42:28 PM
That etude should be subtitled "Things a Composer Shouldn't Make the Right Hand Do"
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Offline kay3087

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Re: Philip Glass Etudes
Reply #6 on: October 12, 2009, 07:32:23 PM
Quote from: indutrial on October 12, 2009, 06:34:49 PM


Sorry, but this is f*cking garbage, no matter what the difficulty is. The ugly middle section makes it sound like Glass isn't even capable of holding his own shitty composing style intact.

Sometimes, when I'm very tired after practicing for two hours or so, I space off and improvise something exactly like that piece. It is so remarkably similar!
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Re: Philip Glass Etudes
Reply #7 on: October 12, 2009, 07:47:51 PM
Yea, the middle part was pretty annoying.
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Re: Philip Glass Etudes
Reply #8 on: October 12, 2009, 08:29:54 PM
Quote from: nanabush on October 12, 2009, 07:47:51 PM
Yea, the middle part was pretty annoying.

And well, the other parts suck anyway....
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Re: Philip Glass Etudes
Reply #9 on: October 12, 2009, 08:32:32 PM
Quote from: kay3087 on October 12, 2009, 07:32:23 PM
Sometimes, when I'm very tired after practicing for two hours or so, I space off and improvise something exactly like that piece. It is so remarkably similar!

At least you have the decency not to publish it or call it an 'etude.'
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