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Meredith Jane Monk (born November 20, 1942) is an American composer, performer, director, vocalist, filmmaker, and choreographer. From the 1960s onwards, Monk has created multi-disciplinary works which combine music, theatre, and dance, recording extensively for ECM Records.[1] In 1991, Monk composed Atlas, an opera, commissioned and produced by the Houston Opera and the American Music Theater…
Known for
- Monk in Pieces — Self2025
- Songs of Ascension2019
- Feminists: What Were They Thinking? — Self2018
- Meredith Monk: Solo Concert 1980 — Herself2013
- Meredith Monk: Inner Voice — Self2009
- Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance — Self2001
- Meredith — Self1995
- Meredith Monk1994
- The Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros — Herself1993
- Book of Days — Madwoman1989
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jane
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- artist
- Educated at
- George School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- avant-garde music
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- ECM Records
- Official website
- www.meredithmonk.org
- Image
- Meredith Monk Brooklyn Academy of Music (15326312734) (cropped).jpg
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- Meredith Monk
- date of birth
- 1942-11-20
- name in native language
- Meredith Monk
- has works in the collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- copyright representative
- Meredith Monk
- floruit
- 2014-01-01
- writing language
- English language
- sexual orientation
- lesbianism
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