NationMaster - Encyclopedia: George Benjamin (composer)

George Benjamin (born January 31, 1960, London, England) is a British composer of classical music. He is also a conductor, pianist and teacher. is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() â€“ on the European continent() â€“ in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified - by Athelstan 927 AD Area - Total 130... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ... A conductor conducting a band at a ceremony A conductors score and batons Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. ... A pianist is a person who plays the piano. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Benjamin attended Westminster School and then studied with Olivier Messiaen at the Paris Conservatoire during the second half of the 1970s. Messiaen himself was reported to have described Benjamin as his favourite pupil.^[1] The Royal College of St Peter at Westminster (almost always known as Westminster School) is one of Britains leading boys independent schools and one of the nine public schools set out in the Public Schools Act 1868. ... Olivier Messiaen It has been suggested that List of students of Olivier Messiaen be merged into this article or section. ... Conservatoire de Paris, or Paris Conservatoire, has been central to the evolution of music in France and Western Europe. ...

He then read music at King's College, Cambridge, studying under Alexander Goehr, and emerged in his early twenties as a mature and confident voice. His orchestral piece Ringed by the Flat Horizon (written for the Cambridge University Musical Society and premiered in Cambridge under the baton of Mark Elder on March 5, 1980) was performed at The Proms that August, while he was still a student, making him the youngest composer ever to have had music performed at the Proms. Full name The Kingâ€™s College of Our Lady and St Nicholas in Cambridge Motto Veritas et Utilitas Truth and usefulness Named after Henry VI Previous names - Established 1441 Sister College(s) New College, Oxford Provost Prof. ... Alexander Goehr (born 10 August 1932 in Berlin) is an English composer and academic. ... Geography Status City (1951) Region East of England Admin. ... Mark Elder (born 2 June 1947 in Hexham, England) is an English conductor. ... A Promenade concert in the Royal Albert Hall, 2004. ...

Since the 1980s he has fulfilled a number of large commissions, including Sudden Time (for orchestra), Three Inventions (for chamber orchestra) and Antara (for ensemble and electronics, realised at IRCAM and the first composition ever published using the Sibelius notation program). Benjamin's music is seen by many as carefully crafted and governed by an overriding seriousness, yet colourful and even flamboyant in style.^{[citation needed]} Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The IRCAM, Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique, was founded in the 1970s by Pierre Boulez. ... Sibelius is a scorewriter program, created by the company Sibelius Software. ...

In 1993, Benjamin curated the first 'Meltdown' music festival in London. In the 2002-2003 concert season, the London Symphony Orchestra gave a season-long festival of concerts which he curated, called "By George!"^[2]. Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. ...

Benjamin has previously taught composition at the Royal College of Music, London. In January 2001, he succeeded Sir Harrison Birtwistle as Henry Purcell Professor of Composition at King's College London. He lives in London and regularly conducts the London Sinfonietta. Benjamin has been a teacher and mentor to such younger composers as Luke Bedford.^[3] // This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Sir Harrison Paul Birtwistle, CH (born July 15, 1934) is a British composer, widely seen as one of the most significant modern composers from that country. ... Henry Purcell Henry Purcell (IPA: [1]; September 10 (?) [2], 1659â€“November 21, 1695), a Baroque composer, is generally considered to be one of Englands greatest composers. ... Kings College London is the largest college of the University of London and one of a number of university institutions founded in England in the early 19th century: only the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge have royal charters predating that of Kings. ... The London Sinfonietta is a British chamber orchestra based in London. ... Luke Bedford (born 25 April 1978 in Wokingham) is a British composer. ...

Selected Works

Orchestral

Chamber Music

Vocal & Choral

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Piano

References

^ Angelique Chrisafis, "British composer's 20-year opera quest ends with Paris premiere". The Guardian, 25 November 2006.
^ George Benjamin, "My heroes and I". The Guardian, 20 September 2002.
^ Tom Service, 'I'm inspired by Stockhausen, Xenakis ... and Seinfeld'. The Guardian, 4 February 2005.
^ Tom Service, "BBCSO/Robertson" (review of 2006 Prom 14). The Guardian, 26 July 2006.
^ Andrew Clements, "Into the Little Hill" (review of Opéra Bastille, Paris production). The Guardian, 25 November 2006.

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