This work cycle was originally scored for ten instruments, played by five musicians: three electric organs, two flutes, four saxophones (two soprano, one alto, one tenor) and one female voice. Genres: Minimalism. This performance in France includes part 1, 2, 3, 11 and 12 on a double LP. When the Glass Ensemble recorded the work in 1993 for Nonesuch they set such a high benchmark that any new recording inevitably comes with a weight of expectation. 91311-2; CD). The world premiere of the complete Music in Twelve Parts took place at New York’s Town Hall in 1974 and lasted more than four hours (there were further New York performances in 1981 and 1990). Rated #274 in the best albums of 1990. Glass' monumental Music in Twelve Parts positions itself at what was, at the time of its composition, the culmination of a musical style with an uncertain future. At more than four hours, the performance stretched music and listeners to the limit. In a piece like this I found myself feeling sometimes mesmerized by the rhythms. Music in Twelve Parts has such a physicality to it; certainly the volume of sound had a large presence, as well as did the rush of the constant rhythm in a singular time. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2008 CD release of "Music In Twelve Parts" on Discogs. Released in 1990 on Virgin (catalog no. Music in Twelve Parts is a set of twelve pieces written between 1971 and 1974. Parts 1 & 2 are new versions recorded in 1975. Music in Twelve Parts is a set of twelve pieces written between 1971 and 1974 by the composer Philip Glass.. Music in Twelve Parts, a classical music Album by Philip Glass. …Music in Twelve Parts is a soulful score, packed with dramatic contrast and virtuoso ensemble writing. "Music in 12 Parts would most likely be classified as a minimal work, it was a breakthrough for me and contains many of the structural and harmonic ideas that would be fleshed out in my later works. The first recordings date from 1974 and are available on the vinyle album "Music in Twelve Parts parts 1 & 2" released on the Caroline label (Virgin) in 1976. Philip Glass’ previously unreleased, 1975 performance of ‘Music In Twelve Parts’ is the latest archival excavation on Paris-based Transversales Disques, the label run by the GRM’s Jonathan Fitoussi. The music was written in numerical order, and the parts began to appear in performance in 1971.