 Glanville's approach to research and practice was often multi-disciplinary and usually avantgarde and cutting edge.For instance, with colleagues Dr Richard Bunt, John Pitchford and George Woolston, he was in the mid 1960s a pioneer in pre-synthesiser live electronic music performance, and the action collaging and montaging of partial recordings made during an event to provide a cumulative piece at the conclusion of the evening's event.He created sound installations as an early form of acoustic VR.