Bio
Born in 1937 and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Philip Glass' musical influences began at a young age during hours spent at his family's record store where he was exposed to an eclectic music collection including Western classical music and modern music of the time. His musical studies began at age six with the violin, continued at age eight with the flute through an accelerated program at the Peabody Conservatory, and by age 12 he began composing music. In 1952 he entered the University of Chicago as a piano student of Marcus Rasking, who introduced him to the 12-tone music technique; he earned his BA in liberal arts at the age of 19. In 1956, he enrolled at the Juilliard School of Music as a composition student, but went back to Baltimore to work as a crane operator in the Bethlehem Steel Company to earn money to return to Juilliard. Return he did -- receiving his BA in composition within two years (1959) and his MA in composition within four years (1961) under the tutelage of
Philip glass the hours!