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The Tirol Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (also known as the Piano Concerto No. 1) is a piano concerto by Philip Glass. The composer wrote the work in 2000. On commission by the Festival Klangspuren in Stuttgart, it was written for the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. It is one of eight concerti in Glass' series The Concerto Project, an amalgamation of works in four volumes.The concerto is said^[who?] to be based on actual Austrian music.

Structure

The piece is scored for solo piano, accompanied by string orchestra. Several recordings of the concerto have been made. The concerto is in three movements, the middle being the longest.

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Concertos	Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tirol) Piano Concerto No. 2 (After Lewis and Clark) Harpsichord Concerto Violin Concerto (withdrawn) Violin Concerto No. 1 Violin Concerto No. 2 (American Four Seasons) Cello Concerto No. 1 Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpanists and Orchestra
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Piano concertos	No. 1 (Tirol) No. 2 (After Lewis and Clark) No. 3
Violin concertos	Violin Concerto (withdrawn) No. 1 No. 2 (American Four Seasons)
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-The '''Tirol Concerto for Piano and Orchestra''' (also known as the '''Piano Concerto No. 1''') is a [[piano concerto]] by [[Philip Glass]]. The composer wrote the work in 2000. On commission by the Festival Klangspuren in [[Stuttgart]], it was written for the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. It is one of eight [[concerto|concerti]] in Glass' series ''[[The Concerto Project]]'', an amalgamation of works in four volumes.The concerto is said to be based on actual Austrian music.
+The '''Tirol Concerto for Piano and Orchestra''' (also known as the '''Piano Concerto No. 1''') is a [[piano concerto]] by [[Philip Glass]]. The composer wrote the work in 2000. On commission by the Festival Klangspuren in [[Stuttgart]], it was written for the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. It is one of eight [[concerto|concerti]] in Glass' series ''[[The Concerto Project]]'', an amalgamation of works in four volumes.The concerto is said{{Who|date=June 2019}} to be based on actual Austrian music.
 ==Structure==
-The piece is scored for solo [[piano]], accompanied by [[string orchestra]]. Surprisingly small scale for Glass, whose other symphonic work is usually orchestrated for a large ensemble, the work displays the traditional [[minimalist music|minimalist]] elements which characterize the composer's music. Glass' choice for string orchestra was probably influenced by [[Dmitri Shostakovich]], whose [[Piano Concerto No. 1 (Shostakovich)|Piano Concerto No. 1]] is also written for strings. Several recordings of the concerto have been made. The concerto is in three movements, the middle being the longest.
+The piece is scored for solo [[piano]], accompanied by [[string orchestra]]. Several recordings of the concerto have been made. The concerto is in three movements, the middle being the longest.