Oliver Knussen (born June 12, 1952) is a British composer and conductor. June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... 1952 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. ...

Knussen composed a number of impactful, colourful and often playful works (mainly for musical ensemble or orchestra) during the 1970s that were widely admired for their ability to encompass a sense of fun and a high level of craftsmanship. Never pretentious, Knussen seems to have been universally popular among fellow composers and performers, and led the famous London Sinfonietta though one of its most fruitful periods in the 1980s. A musical ensemble is, by definition, a group of three or more musicians who gather to perform music. ... Orchestra at City Hall (Edmonton). ... Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... A composer is a person who writes music. ... The performing arts include theater, motion pictures, drama, comedy, music, dance, opera, magic and the marching arts, such as brass bands, etc. ... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...

During the 1990s he wrote, among other things, two "children's" operas, Where the Wild Things Are and Higgledy Piggledy Pop, both with libretti by Maurice Sendak. Both have proved popular and have been performed widely. Events and trends Technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other technology Reduction in size and cost of mobile phones leads to a massive surge in their popularity Year 2000 problem (commonly known as Y2K) Microsoft Windows operating system becomes virtually ubiquitous on IBM... A male Caucasian toddler child A child (plural: children) is a young human. ... This article is about opera as an art form. ... Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak is an illustrated childrens book (ISBN 0060254920, ISBN 0099408392). ... Libretto can also refer to a sub-notebook PC manufactured by Toshiba. ... Maurice Sendak (born June 10, 1928) is an artist and creator of childrens literature who is best known for his book Where The Wild Things Are, published in 1963. ...

External link

• CompositionToday - Oliver Knussen article and review of work  (http://www.compositiontoday.com/articles/knussen.asp)