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Sir Michael Kemp Tippett CH CBE (2 January 1905 – 8 January 1998) was an English composer who rose to prominence during and immediately after the Second World War. In his lifetime he was sometimes ranked with his contemporary Benjamin Britten as one of the leading British composers of the 20th century.
Sir Michael Tippett (born Jan. 2, 1905, London, Eng.—died Jan. 8, 1998, London) was one of the leading English composers of the 20th century. Tippett studied composition (1923–28) at the Royal College of Music and privately (1930–32) with R.O. Morris.
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Born in London in 1905, Michael Tippett died nearly one hundred years later, his life and career spanning a tumultuous century to which he and his music were especially attuned. Raised in a world of gaslight and Empire, in his mid-eighties he would write an opera, New Year, that encompassed computers and space travel, its soundscape spiced with ...
Jan 26, 2020 · Collins Classics is pleased to present the official audio for Michael Tippett's 'String Quartet No.1' and 'String Quartet No.2'. Sir Michael Kemp Tippett OM CH CBE was an English composer...
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Apr 21, 2021 · Tippett - Symphony No 2 - Boult, BBC Symphony Orchestra (1958) - world première performance. 1Furtwangler. 63.2K subscribers. Subscribed. 66. 3.2K views 3 years ago. Sir Michael Tippett ...
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Dec 5, 2010 · Michael Tippett, in an extraordinary musical tour de force. I was astounded when I first heard it. Too long to include at once, here are the outer movements - the Allegro con Brio and the...
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Jan 10, 1998 · Michael Tippett died as one of the greatest English composers since Elgar, but the high artistic success he enjoyed was hard-won and long delayed.
