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  2. John Coolidge Adams (born February 15, 1947) is an American composer and conductor whose music is rooted in minimalism. Among the most regularly performed composers of contemporary classical music, he is particularly noted for his operas, which are often centered around recent historical events.

  3. Apr 29, 2024 · John Adams, American composer and conductor whose works were among the most-performed of contemporary classical music. His best-known pieces include the fanfare Short Ride in a Fast Machine (1986), but his most ambitious works were his operas, including Nixon in China (1987).

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  4. Aug 31, 2022 · There is an easy argument to be made that Adams is the greatest living American composer. He is an artist for whom Americanness truly matters, as much as the tradition of Western classical...

  5. Feb 12, 2022 · John Adams at 75: ‘Creating music is all about self-discovery’. The Californian composer marks his milestone birthday with a Shakespearean turn in his new opera ‘Antony and Cleopatra’. John...

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  6. Richard S. Ginell on March 28, 2022. John Adams | Credit: Deborah O'Grady. John Adams turned 75 earlier this year — and if he chooses to do so amid a busy schedule of composing and conducting, he can look back upon an extraordinary career filled with change.

  7. Sep 24, 2020 · American composer John Coolidge Adams (b. 1947, Worcester, MA) has created some of the most provocative artistic statements of our age. Adams’s controversial operas about real-life recent events contributed to a reinvigoration of contemporary opera in America.

  8. Sep 10, 2011 · September 10, 20117:30 AM ET. Tom Huizenga. 6-Minute Listen. Nonesuch Records. John Adams took on a major responsibility when, shortly after Sept. 11, 2001, he accepted the assignment to...

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