Michael Finnissy

Person · Open Library

Works

17

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Country

GB

Active from

1946-03-17

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Total plays

54,953

Michael Finnissy is an English composer and pianist born in Tulse Hill, London in 1946. Finnissy's own ablilities as a pianist underlie much of his compositions. A significant number of these are piano transcriptions in his very complex style which typically involves irrational musical rhythmic values, virtuosic technique (in the piano pieces) and intricate linear, rather than harmonic, textures. He is often cited as a main member of the so-called New Complexity school, though he does not like t

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2

   · 2014 · cited 88,431x

2. Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles

   · 2005 · cited 48,803x

3. Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure

   · 1976 · cited 44,811x

4. Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold

   · 2021 · cited 43,514x

5. Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water

   · 1983 · cited 39,511x

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Michael

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

London

Occupation

pianist

Employer

University of Sussex

Languages spoken

English language

Student of

Roman Vlad

Field of work

symphonic music

Instrument

piano

Official website

www.michaelfinnissy.info

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