Q313639
Sign in to saveEnglish composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist and musicologist
Person
- Born
- 1944-03-23
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Film & TV
Sound · Stratford, London, England, UK
Michael Nyman is an English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist and musicologist, known for numerous film scores (many written during his lengthy collaboration with the filmmaker Peter Greenaway) and his multi-platinum soundtrack album to Jane Campion's The Piano.
Known for
- The Man Who Saw Too Much2015
- Michael Nyman in Progress — Self2010
- NYman with a Movie Camera2010
- 9 Songs — Himself (uncredited)2004
- Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali — The Pianist2002
- I Sold My Cadillac to Diana Dors: The Edmundo Ros Story — Himself - Presenter2000
- Desert Passion — Guard1993
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Key dates
- Born
- 23 March 1944
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Michael
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Stratford
- Occupation
- music critic
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Virgin Records
Connections
Categories
1944 births20th-century English classical composers20th-century English male composers20th-century English musicians21st-century English classical composers21st-century English male composersAlumni of King's College LondonAlumni of the Royal Academy of MusicBest Original Music Score AACTA Award winnersBLP articles lacking sources from January 2015Commanders of the Order of the British Empire