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Philip Glass
The Photographer
๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐จโ โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ค๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐๐งโ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐๐๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง๐ก๐ฎ, ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐ช๐ก ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐จ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ช๐๐๐ โ ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ค๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐จ, ๐๐๐ง๐๐ช๐ก๐๐ง ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐, ๐ฅ๐ช๐ก๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐.
Written as a dance-theatre piece inspired by the troubled life of 19th-century photographer Eadweard Muybridge, the music unfolds in three contrasting sections. The opening and closing acts are classic Glass: interlocking woodwinds, repeating motifs and gently shifting harmonies create a hypnotic tension that never quite resolves, echoing the psychological unease at the heart of the story.
Between them sits a set of songs โ fragile, lyrical and unexpectedly direct โ that bring a human, emotional clarity to the score. Throughout, the ensemble writing is lean but incredibly evocative, showing Glass at a point where his style was both rigorous and luminous.
Strange, beautiful and quietly gripping, โThe Photographerโ stands as one of Glassโs most distinctive early works โ music that seems to freeze time, like Muybridgeโs own images.
A1
Act I: A Gentleman's Honor (Vocal)
A2
Act II
A3
A Gentleman's Honor (Instrumental)
B
Act III









