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Harrison Birtwistle

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Born
15 July 1934 (age 86)
Born In
Accrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Harrison Birtwistle is one of England's foremost living composers. Born Accrington, 1934, he studied Clarinet and Composition at the Royal Manchester College of Music from 1953 where, along with fellow students Peter Maxwell Davies, Alexander Goehr, John Ogdon and Elgar Howarth, he formed the New Music Manchester group which was dedicated to performing and contemporary compositions. While using mostly conventional instrumental resources, Birtwistle has radically altered the fundamentals of compositional practice, preferring concepts such of memory (with inherent m… read more
Harrison Birtwistle is one of England's foremost living composers. Born Accrington, 1934, he studied Clarinet and Composition at the Royal Manchester College of Music from 1953 where, along with fellow students Peter Maxwell Davies, Alexander Goehr, John Ogdon and Elgar Howarth, he for… read more
Harrison Birtwistle is one of England's foremost living composers. Born Accrington, 1934, he studied Clarinet and Composition at the Royal Manchester College of Music from 1953 where, along with fellow students Peter Maxwell Davies, Alexander Goehr, John Ogdon and Elgar Howarth, he formed the New Music Manchester group which was dedicated to performing read more

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1 Punch and Judy Punch and Judy: Toccata I b
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2 Variations from the Golden Mountain Variations from the Golden Mountain
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3 Harrison Birtwistle: Chamber Music Three Settings of Lorine Niedecker (For Soprano and Violoncello): Always North of Him
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4 Punch and Judy Punch and Judy: Resolve I
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5 Harrison Birtwistle: Chamber Music Three Settings of Lorine Niedecker (For Soprano and Violoncello): I Was the Solitary Plover
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6 Harrison Birtwistle: Chamber Music Three Settings of Lorine Niedecker (For Soprano and Violoncello): As I Shook Dust from My Father's Door
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7 Harrison Birtwistle: Chamber Music Nine Settings of Lorine Niedecker (For Soprano and Violoncello): Paul
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8 Gawain's Journey - IX Vision of the Hunt II Gawain's Journey - IX Vision of the Hunt II
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9 Gawain's Journey - VIII Seduction Scene Gawain's Journey - VIII Seduction Scene
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10 Gawain's Journey - I Introduction Gawain's Journey - I Introduction
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  1. 471 listeners

    10 Feb 2014 · 8 tracks

    Harrison Birtwistle: The Moth Requiem
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  2. 199 listeners

    1 Apr 2012 · 66 tracks

    Birtwistle: The Mask of Orpheus
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  3. 145 listeners

    2004 · 14 tracks

    Birtwistle: the Axe Manual Complete Works for Solo Piano
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  4. 117 listeners

    1 Jan 2012 · 3 tracks

    Birtwistle: The Triumph of Time
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