: Unlike many collaborations where artists "jam," this project featured a unique exchange where each composer wrote themes for the other to arrange. Atmospheric & Meditative
The album is divided evenly, with each master taking the lead on three tracks:
(co-written)
This encounter was a "lightning bolt" moment for Glass. By attempting to write down Shankar’s intricate sitar melodies, he discovered that Indian music was built on rather than the harmonic structures he had studied in the West. This realization became the bedrock of Glass’s minimalist style, characterized by repetitive patterns and shifting rhythms. The Collaborative Concept
Philip Glass And Ravi Shankar - Passages Direct
: Unlike many collaborations where artists "jam," this project featured a unique exchange where each composer wrote themes for the other to arrange. Atmospheric & Meditative
The album is divided evenly, with each master taking the lead on three tracks: Philip Glass and Ravi Shankar - Passages
(co-written)
This encounter was a "lightning bolt" moment for Glass. By attempting to write down Shankar’s intricate sitar melodies, he discovered that Indian music was built on rather than the harmonic structures he had studied in the West. This realization became the bedrock of Glass’s minimalist style, characterized by repetitive patterns and shifting rhythms. The Collaborative Concept : Unlike many collaborations where artists "jam," this