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Sir Harrison Birtwistle CH (15 July 1934 – 18 April 2022) was an English composer of contemporary classical music best known for his operas, often based on mythological subjects.
Jul 11, 2024 · Harrison Birtwistle (born July 15, 1934, Accrington, Lancashire, England—died April 18, 2022, Mere, Wiltshire) was a British composer who began as a clarinetist and shifted to composition in his 20s.
Apr 19, 2022 · Acclaimed composer Sir Harrison Birtwistle has died at the age of 87, his publisher has confirmed. He is perhaps best known for 1972 orchestral work The Triumph of Time, as well as operas The...
Apr 18, 2022 · Harrison Birtwistle, whose intensely theatrical compositions and uncompromising modernism made him the most prominent British composer since Benjamin Britten, died on Monday at his home in Mere,...
Apr 18, 2022 · Harrison Birtwistle, one of the UK’s foremost composers, has died aged 87. Birtwistle’s compositions of uncompromising modernism – ranging from large-scale grand opera to intimate solo piano...
Apr 19, 2022 · The Royal Opera is saddened to hear of the death of the British composer Harrison Birtwistle, who passed away on 18 April aged 87. Harrison Birtwistle grew up in Accrington, and studied clarinet and composition at the Royal Manchester College of Music.
Apr 19, 2022 · The groundbreaking British composer Harrison Birtwistle, who won international acclaim for his 1972 composition The Triumph of Time and 2008 opera The Minotaur, has died aged 87. Birtwistle’s publisher Boosey & Hawkes confirmed that the composer died at his home in Mere, southwest England on Monday 18 April. No cause of death was given.
Apr 18, 2022 · Harrison Birtwistle, an English composer famed for his rigorous artistic vision, sonic audacity and deeply theatrical expression has died at age 87. His death was confirmed Monday by his longtime...
Apr 21, 2022 · Sir Harrison Birtwistle, who has died aged 87, liked to take his time answering the questions which everyone always seemed intent on asking him. He was the most feted British composer of his...
Apr 18, 2022 · Harrison Birtwistle, an English composer famed for his rigorous artistic vision, sonic audacity and deeply theatrical expression has died at age 87. His death was confirmed Monday by his longtime publisher Boosey & Hawkes. A spokesperson for the company said Birtwistle had suffered a stroke last year.
