Michael Nyman: Film Music for Solo Piano
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- 2 Lesestunden
A selection of pieces and arrangements by Michael Nyman of his best-known film music. Including music from The Draughtsman's Contract, Drowning By Numbers, Carrington and The Piano.
Michael Laurence Nyman ist ein englischer Komponist minimalistischer Musik, Pianist, Librettist und Musikwissenschaftler. Sein Werk ist bekannt für zahlreiche Filmmusiken, von denen viele aus seiner langjährigen Zusammenarbeit mit dem Filmemacher Peter Greenaway stammen, sowie für das Multi-Platin-Soundtrack-Album zu Das Piano. Nyman schreibt bevorzugt Opern gegenüber anderen Musikformen. Er hat auch Konzerte und Streichquartette komponiert, die oft von seinem eigenen Michael Nyman Band aufgeführt werden, für den er auch als Pianist tätig ist.







A selection of pieces and arrangements by Michael Nyman of his best-known film music. Including music from The Draughtsman's Contract, Drowning By Numbers, Carrington and The Piano.
Composer Michael Nyman's classic 1974 account of the postwar experimental tradition in music.
This song sets a text from Walt Whitman's Mannahatta. This is a version of music originally commissioned by Eos for a ten-minute silent film of the same name. Duration ca. 8 minutes.
(Piano). Water Dances is a work scored for two pianos from 2011. Much of the work is an arrangement of the music written for the Michael Nyman Band for Peter Greenaway's 1984 film Making a Splash . The two-piano version was recorded by the Labeque sisters for their CD Minimalist Dream House on the KML/Deutsche Grammophon label.
1. Bird List Song -- 2. Drawing days 4 and 5 -- 3. Mouth to Mouth -- 4. Melody Lists. Of advanced difficulty.
Composed for an experimental 1920 film, this piece features a unique collaboration between trumpet and piano, showcasing Michael Nyman's innovative style. Written in 2003, it captures the essence of urban life as depicted in 'Manhatta', blending contemporary composition with historical cinematic themes. The music reflects the bustling energy of city crowds, offering a modern interpretation of the film's visual narrative.
Slovenský překlad publikace známého britského skladatele věnované především anglo-americké hudbě. Autor zkoumá tradici a vývoj experimentální hudby vyrůstající po 2. světové válce zejména z myšlenek amerického skladatele J. Cage.