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- Combining Western classical music with the high-octane energy and propulsion of rock and pulse-based minimalism, his music is appreciated for both its intellectual depth and ability to communicate directly with listeners from the get-go.
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In 1987 Nyman composed the opera Noises, Sounds & Sweet Airs, for soprano, alto, tenor and instrumental ensemble (based on Nyman's score for the ballet La Princesse de Milan ); the opera The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (1986), based on a case-study by Oliver Sacks; and five string quartets.
Michael Nyman combines Western classical music with the high-octane energy and propulsion of rock and pulse-based minimalism. As we look ahead to the composer's 80th birthday in 2024, discover the variety of Michael Nyman's music with a new profile by musicologist and composer Pwyll ap Siôn.
Apr 30, 2014 · For those who know him only through music such as this track from The Draughtsman's Contract, Chasing Sheep is Best Left to Shepherds, with its Purcell-based hi-NRG, or the...
- The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat (1986) 1hr 20' Libretto: Christopher Rawlence, based on the case study by Oliver Sacks. Cast: Mrs P (soprano), Dr S (tenor), Dr P (baritone)
- Six Celan Songs (1990) 33' contralto; cl(bcl).2ssx(2asx)barsx(fl,pic)[bsx(fl/pic)]/hn.tpt.btbn/pf/ebgtr/3vn.va.2vc. This cycle of settings of poems by Romanian-born German-language poet Paul Celan was written between May and July 1990 for Ute Lemper.
- String Quartet No 3 (1990) 16' 2 violins, viola, cello. Written for a benefit concert for Romania, held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. The third quartet is based on an earlier choral work by Nyman about a devastating earthquake in Armenia written the year before, Out of the Ruins (1989).
- Where the Bee Dances (1992) 21' soprano saxophone; 1(pic).1+ca.1+bcl.2/2.1.0+btbn.0/pf/str(66432) Commissioned by the Bournemouth Sinfonietta, premiered by John Harle.
Aug 19, 2021 · The Piano soundtrack is by English minimalist composer Michael Nyman, who wrote a fittingly captivating and affecting score for the film. The main theme, which is evocatively titled ‘The Heart Asks Pleasure First’, is especially memorable and enchanting.
Performances. Features. Photos. Discography. Michael Nyman is a composer, pianist, librettist, writer, musicologist, photographer and film-maker whose work encompasses opera, concert music and film soundtracks of which The Draughtsman's Contract and The Piano are the best-known.
The Piano — Michael Nyman. Listen On Spotify. “The purpose of the Composer’s Cut series is to present music from my soundtracks in a state of continuous evolution. As I transferred particular cues from film to concert hall both musical structures changed and performance styles developed, enabling the music, perhaps, to realise its true potential.
