the Operatic Saxophone

Glass, Philip

Opera: Einstein on the Beach, Opera in 4 Acts

Composed: 1976

Librettist: Christopher Knowles, Samuel M Johnson, and Lucinda Childs

Saxophone: Soprano Saxophone, Tenor/Alto Saxophone

Publisher: Dunvagen Music Publishers Inc

Premiere: 1976

Language: English/German

Nationality: American

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Chamber Opera: The Photographer

Composed: 1982

Librettist: David Byrne

Saxophone: Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone

Publisher: Dunvagen Music Publishers

Premiere: 1982

Language: English

Nationality: American

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Ballet: Glass Pieces

Composed: 1983

Saxophone: 2 Soprano Saxophones, 2 Tenor Saxophone

Publisher: Dunvagen Music Publishers

Premiere: 1983

Nationality: American

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Opera: 1000 Airplanes On the Roof (Music-theatre work in one act)

Composed: 1988

Librettist: David Henry Hwang

Saxophone: Soprano Saxophone, Soprano/Alto/Tenor Saxophone

Publisher: Dunvagen Music Publishers

Premiere: 1988

Language: English

Nationality: American

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Opera: Hydrogen Jukebox (Music-theatre piece)

Composed: 1990

Librettist: Allen Ginsberg

Saxophone: Soprano Saxophone, Soprano/Tenor Saxophone

Publisher: Dunvagen Music Publishers

Premiere: 1990

Language: English

Nationality: American

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Opera: La Belle et la Bête

Composed: 1994

Librettist: Philip Glass

Text: Jean Cocteau

Saxophone: Soprano/Alto Saxophone

Publisher: Dunvagen Music Publishers

Premiere: 1994

Language: French

Nationality: American

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Opera: Monsters of Grace (Digital Opera in three dimensions)

Composed: 1997

Librettist: Coleman Barks

Text: Jalaluddin Rumi

Saxophone: 2 Soprano Saxophone, Tenor/Soprano/Alto Saxophone

Publisher: Dunvagen Music Publishers

Premiere: 1997

Language: English

Nationality: American