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Also known as David A. Lang

American composer

Person · Open Library

Works
26

Top works

  • Orchids of Britain
  • Coaching Neurodivergent Minds
  • THE WILDFLOWER FINDER'S CALENDAR.
  • Poems for Life's Road
  • Historians of Scotland

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
China
Active from
1982-06-14
chinese pianistclassicalpianistpiano

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
134,664
Total plays
644,082

Tags

contemporary classicalminimalismneoclassicalexperimentalinstrumental

David Lang (born 8 January 1957 in Los Angeles, California) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer. Together with Julia Wolfe and Michael Gordon, Lang co-founded Bang on a Can in 1987. His first recognition came from the BMI Foundation's Student Composer Awards in 1980 and 1981. He was a major contributor to the string quartet music, performed by Kronos Quartet, in the film Requiem for a Dream (2000). In 1999 he collaborated with composers Julia Wolfe and Michael Gordon <a href="https://

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
David
Family name
Lang
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Los Angeles
Occupation
sound designer
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
performing arts
Genre
opera
Instrument
piano
Official website
davidlangmusic.com
Image
David Lang at le poisson rouge (cropped).jpg
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date of birth
1957-01-08
start of work period
1985-00-00
Commons category
David Lang (composer)
name in native language
David Lang
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