Finnissy, Michael
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Name (Latin)
Finnissy, Michael
Other forms of name
Finnissy, Michael, 1946-
Date of birth
1946-03-17
Place of birth
London (England)
Associated country
Great Britain
Field of activity
Composition (Music)
Music
Occupation
Composers
Pianists
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Fuller form of name
Michael Peter
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Grove Music online, viewed April 15, 2013:(b. Tulse Hill, London, 17 March 1946; English composer and pianist)
- As when upon a tranced summer night, 1968.
- Contretänze, c1986:t.p. (Michael Finnissy) Blackwell slip (b. 1945)
- Baker's biog. dict. of 20th-cent. classical musicians, c1997(Finnissy, Michael (Peter); b. Mar. 17, 1946, London; English composer)
- Uncommon ground, c1997:t.p. (Michael Finnissy) p. vii (The following sentence confirms 1946 as the correct b. date: "Michael Finnissy replied that in March 1996 he was going to be 50."
- Grove Music online, viewed April 15, 2013:(b. Tulse Hill, London, 17 March 1946; English composers and pianist)
Wikipedia description:
Michael Peter Finnissy (born 17 March 1946) is an English composer, pianist, and pedagogue. An immensely prolific composer, his music is "notable for its dramatic urgency and expressive immediacy". Although he rejects the label, he is often regarded as one of the foremost composers of the New Complexity movement.
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