Unknown Ground

Erscheinungsjahr 1991
ISBN: 978-0-19-345326-5
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Sonstiges, Englisch, Format (B × H): 206 mm x 310 mm, Gewicht: 154 g

A song cycle for baritone, violin, cello, and piano
The theme of the work is the transcendence of frontiers - of geography, mortality, and human experience. It is about death, fighting for life, and, if that battle is lost, then losing it with pride and dignity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

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Finnissy, Michael

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Finnissy was born in Tulse Hill, London in 1946 and studied at the Royal College of Music. He later studied in Italy with Roman Vlad. He went on to create the music department of the London School of Contemporary Dance, and has been associated as composer with many notable British dance companies. He has also been musician in residence to the Victorian College of the Arts, the City of Caulfield in Australia, and the East London Late Starters Orchestra. In
1999 he was made Professor of Composition at the University of Southampton.
Finnissy has been featured composer at the Bath, Huddersfield and Almeida festivals, amongst others, and his works are widely performed and broadcast worldwide. Recordings are available on various labels, notably NMC and Metier; the latter has released a cycle of CDs to great critical acclaim.