Harrison Birtwistle
Composer
Sir Harrison Birtwistle CH was an English composer of contemporary classical music best known for his operas, often based on mythological subjects. Among his many compositions, his better known works include The Triumph of Time and the operas The... Wikipedia
Born: July 15, 1934, Accrington, United Kingdom
Died: April 18, 2022 (age 87 years), Mere, United Kingdom
Children: Adam Birtwistle
Spouse: Sheila Birtwistle
Education: Royal Manchester College of Music (1952–1957), Royal Academy of Music (1955–1956), RNCM (Royal Northern College of Music), and more
Compositions
The Mask of Orpheus
The Minotaur
Punch and Judy
The Corridor
Gawain
The Second Mrs Kong
Down by the Greenwood Side
Silbury Air
Earth Dances
Yan Tan Tethera
The Triumph of Time
The Last Supper
The Io Passion
The Shadow of Night
Linoi
Theseus Game
Entr'actes and Sappho Fragments: IX. Cantus II
White and Light
Entr'actes and Sappho Fragments: VI. Untitled
9 Movements for String Quartet: Fantasia III
Hector's Dawn
Pulse Shadows: I. Fantasia 1
9 Movements for String Quartet: Fantasia I
Tragoedia: II. Paradox
Pulse Shadows: XII. Todtnauberg
Duets for Storab: II. Stark Pastoral
Three Settings of Celan: II. Night
Tragoedia: V. Stasimon
Gawain's Journey: The Opening of the Door
Nine Settings of Lorine Niedecker: VIII.
Chronometer ’71
Pulse Shadows: XV. Fantasia 5
Tragoedia: VIII. Exodos
Harrison’s Clocks: III
Entr'actes and Sappho Fragments: VII. Cantus I
9 Movements for String Quartet: Fantasia II
The Axe Manual
Pulse Shadows: IV. White and Light
Ostinato with Melody
Oockooing Bird
Pulse Shadows: XIII. Frieze 3
An Interrupted Endless Melody: II.
On the Sheer Threshold of the Night
Entr'actes and Sappho Fragments: X. Entr'acte III (2nd version)
An Interrupted Endless Melody: III.
Orpheus Elegies: No. 14. Sonnet III
Sad Song
Entr'actes and Sappho Fragments: I.
Pulse Shadows: IX. Frieze 2
An Interrupted Endless Melody: I.
Duets for Storab: III. Fanfare with Birds