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It is catalogued under topics including 1946 births, 20th-century English classical composers and 20th-century English male composers.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 17
Top works
- New Music 87
- New Music 89
- Beuk o'Newcassel Sangs
- Unknown Ground
- Song 15
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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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- 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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- date of birth
- 1946-03-17
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