{"product_id":"words-without-music-a-memoir-9781631491436","title":"Words Without Music: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhilip Glass has, almost single-handedly, crafted the dominant sound of late-twentieth-century classical music. Yet in \u003cem\u003eWords Without Music\u003c\/em\u003e, his critically acclaimed memoir, he creates an entirely new and unexpected voice, that of a born storyteller and an acutely insightful chronicler, whose behind-the-scenes recollections allow readers to experience those moments of creative fusion when life so magically merged with art. From his childhood in Baltimore to his student days in Chicago and at Juilliard, to his first journey to Paris and a life-changing trip to India, Glass movingly recalls his early mentors, while reconstructing the places that helped shape his creative consciousness. Whether describing working as an unlicensed plumber in gritty 1970s New York or composing \u003cem\u003eSatyagraha\u003c\/em\u003e, Glass breaks across genres and re-creates, here in words, the thrill that results from artistic creation. \u003cem\u003eWords Without Music\u003c\/em\u003e ultimately affirms the power of music to change the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlass, Philip:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Born in Baltimore in 1937, \u003cstrong\u003ePhilip Glass\u003c\/strong\u003e studied at the University of Chicago and the Juilliard School. The composer of operas, film scores, and symphonies, he performs regularly with the Philip Glass Ensemble and lives in New York.","brand":"Liveright Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50474481746194,"sku":"9781631491436","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_75dd8688-25ef-4cff-84f4-8c77ac709fc8.jpg?v=1730221739","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/words-without-music-a-memoir-9781631491436","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}