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Philip Glass (Baltimore, 31 januari 1937) is een Amerikaans componist. Zijn muziek valt onder Minimal music, hoewel hij zelf de term theatermuziek gebruikt.

1000 Airplanes on the Roof is a melodrama in one act by Philip Glass which featured text by David Henry Hwang and projections by Jerome Sirlin. It is described by Glass as "a science fiction music drama".

The work was commissioned by the Donau Festival, Krems an der Donau, The American Music Theater Festival, Philadelphia, and West Berlin City Council in 1988. The opera premiered on July 15, 1988, at the Vienna Airport in Hangar #3. The performance featured vocals by Linda Ronstadt and was conducted by Michael Riesman. The US premiere took place in September 1988 at The American Music Theater Festival, Philadelphia and went on to play in 40 US cities, including New York, Boston and Chicago as well as Glasgow, Scotland during that city's celebration as European City of Culture.

Tracklist:
01 - 1000 Airplanes On The Roof
02 - City Walk
03 - Girlfriend
04 - My Building Disappeared
05 - Screens Of Memory
06 - What Time Is Grey
07 - Labyrinth
08 - Return To The Hive
09 - Three Truths
10 - The Encounter
11 - Grey Cloud Over New York
12 - Where Have You Been Asked The Doctor
13 - A Normal Man Running