Philip Glass (1937)

In the Upper Room (1986)

aka Dancer's Notebook # 1-9, ballet, for ensemble


stage work

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1986
    • Duration: 45 mn
    • Publisher: Dunvagen Music Publishers
    • Commission: The Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation Inc.
Detailed formation
  • 2 flutes, 1 clarinet, 1 soprano saxophone, 1 tenor saxophone, 3 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 piano (also 1 electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer), 6 violins, 3 violas, 1 cello, 1 double bass

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