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Michael Nyman (born March 23, 1944) is a British minimalist composer, pianist, librettist and musicologist, perhaps best known for the many scores he wrote during his lengthy collaboration with the British filmmaker Peter Greenaway.
Nyman, who had studied with the noted baroque music scholar Thurston Dart at King’s College London, drew frequently on early music sources in his scores for Greenaway’s films: Henry Purcell in The Draughtsman’s Contract and The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber in A Zed and Two Noughts, Mozart in Drowning by Numbers, and John Dowland in Prospero’s Books.
Nyman’s popularity increased significantly after he wrote the score to Jane Campion’s award-winning 1993 film The Piano. The album (“The Piano”) became a classical music best-seller. Although Nyman’s score was central to the movie he did not receive an Academy Award nomination despite being nominated for both a British Academy Award and a Golden Globe. He has scored numerous other films, the vast majority of them art films from Europe. His few forays into Hollywood composing have been Gattaca (“Gattaca”), Ravenous (with musician Damon Albarn), and The End of the Affair (“The End of The Affair”).
Among Nyman’s better known non-film works are Noises, Sounds & Sweet Airs (1987), for soprano, alto, tenor and instrumental ensemble (based on Nyman’s score for La Princesse de Milan); Ariel Songs (1990) for soprano and band; MGV (Musique à Grande Vitesse) (1993) for band; concertos for piano (based on The Piano score), harpsichord, trombone and saxophone; the opera The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (1986), based on a case-study by Oliver Sacks; and several string quartets.
Nyman, who had studied with the noted baroque music scholar Thurston Dart at King’s College London, drew frequently on early music sources in his scores for Greenaway’s films: Henry Purcell in The Draughtsman’s Contract and The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber in A Zed and Two Noughts, Mozart in Drowning by Numbers, and John Dowland in Prospero’s Books.
Nyman’s popularity increased significantly after he wrote the score to Jane Campion’s award-winning 1993 film The Piano. The album (“The Piano”) became a classical music best-seller. Although Nyman’s score was central to the movie he did not receive an Academy Award nomination despite being nominated for both a British Academy Award and a Golden Globe. He has scored numerous other films, the vast majority of them art films from Europe. His few forays into Hollywood composing have been Gattaca (“Gattaca”), Ravenous (with musician Damon Albarn), and The End of the Affair (“The End of The Affair”).
Among Nyman’s better known non-film works are Noises, Sounds & Sweet Airs (1987), for soprano, alto, tenor and instrumental ensemble (based on Nyman’s score for La Princesse de Milan); Ariel Songs (1990) for soprano and band; MGV (Musique à Grande Vitesse) (1993) for band; concertos for piano (based on The Piano score), harpsichord, trombone and saxophone; the opera The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (1986), based on a case-study by Oliver Sacks; and several string quartets.
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ryzykudla wrote:
@Ntagfoo: You might like George Winston or "Solo Piano" by Philip Glass. I suggest you to check out also "Unfaithful" soundtrack (Jan A.P. Kaczmarek).
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Mozgovybivashka wrote:
Memorial
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Ntagfoo wrote:
I really like both Michael Nyman and Ludovico Einaudi. Anyone got any other suggestions that I might like?
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VK1990 wrote:
The Promise
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Xylvanya wrote:
If you like ambitious and relaxing music, maybe it´s possible you like XYLVANYA: „Anxious“; „Beach II“ „SA RIERA part I“, "Imperial Crown" „Climbing“ or „Ex-Mannequin“ or „Horizont (III) or "Gewitter-Regen" or "Erinnerungen an meinen Vater" or "Trust (Piano-Version)" or "Norwegen" or "Retrospective view" and many many more.....(all in all 6 hours of music, all songs free download) . Thank you for listening, support or feedback! Peace, Xylvanya
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pashelast wrote:
I'm not the biggest fan of classical music, but his music brings me to some place that I can't describe, really touch me.
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Biscuit1978 wrote:
Come along and join the group Orchestral Composer of the Week. Nominate your 5 favourite composers each week and see who gets into the Hall of Fame.
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spraskoviy wrote:
HEAVENLY
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Haihappen_Uhaha wrote:
they are black and white, that sucks
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nabraxas wrote:
Anyone know why all of his photos are voted down so much?
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deadXtree wrote:
absolutely perfect.
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theFlamingChic wrote:
"Michael Nyman for Yohji Yamamoto" ♥
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Alex_rodav wrote:
water dances! <3
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panna_carly wrote:
Prospero's magic has gotta be one of the most moving pieces of music I have ever heard. [2]
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allancoote wrote:
Prospero's magic has gotta be one of the most moving pieces of music I have ever heard.
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moskit1911 wrote:
30 сентября знаменитый английский композитор Майкл Найман представит в России свой новый проект “Шестая часть мира” - необыкновенный синтез музыки и черно-белого кино. На его создание маэстро вдохновила одноименная незвуковая кинолента, снятая в 1926 году легендарным советским режиссером Дзигой Вертовым. Вместе с Майклом Найманом на сцену концертного зала Барвиха Luxury Village поднимутся музыканты симфонического оркестра из Лондона. Это первый показ «Шестой части мира» в России, когда вся культурная элита отмечает сразу две юбилейной даты: 115 лет со дня рождения Дзиги Вертова и 85 лет фильму «Шестая часть мира». Партнерами проекта стали известные в России и за рубежом компании C.A.T., RedSquarePR, SK-Entertainment, авиакомпания bmi. Контактная информация: +7(985)923-42-69 (Станислав Комаров)
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brahmapoutre wrote:
Greenaway's ZOO amazing score from Monsieur Nyman ! one of the best and most delicate movie soundtrack, listen to that !
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whywhatwho wrote:
man on wire !
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Alex_rodav wrote:
The 'wonderland' soundtrack blew me away.
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allancoote wrote:
piano sucks compared with the greenaway scores, Nyman is the boss
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Feb
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- Feb 24 Michael Nyman Auditorio EL BATEL, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
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MN Records releases self-titled album from 1981 'Michael Nyman'
20 Nov 2011 | from www.michaelnyman.com/info/news/rss
30 years after the release of the self-titled LP, MN Records
re-masters and re-issues this classic album. Critically acclaimed
as Nyman’s groundbreaking record that combined minimalist,
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Felixstowe landscape inspired Michael Nyman's new work | BBC News
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Celebrated composer Michael Nyman starts On Languard Point weekender | EADT24
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