Composer
Meredith Monk
American musician (born 1942)
b. 1942
9 works in the index
- Born
- 1942
- Birthplace
- Queens
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Meredith Jane Monk (born November 20, 1942) is an American composer, performer, director, vocalist, filmmaker, and choreographer. From the 1960s onwards, Monk has created multi-disciplinary works which combine music, theatre, and dance, recording extensively for ECM Records. In 1991, Monk composed Atlas, an opera, commissioned and produced by the Houston Grand Opera and the American Music Theater Festival. Her music has been used in films by the Coen Brothers (The Big Lebowski, 1998) and Jean-Luc Godard (Nouvelle Vague, 1990 and Notre musique, 2004). Trip hop musician DJ Shadow sampled Monk's "Dolmen Music" on the song "Midnight in a Perfect World". In 2014, she was awarded a National Medal of Arts.
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Life and musical career
- Selected occupations
- singer; composer; choreographer; theatre director; actor; draftsperson; film director; dancer; performing artist; filmmaker; recording artist; screenwriter
- Education
- Sarah Lawrence College; George School
- Recorded memberships
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Genres
- opera; avant-garde music
- Notable works
- Impermanence
- Awards
- Guggenheim Fellowship; MacArthur Fellows Program; Courage Award for the Arts; Bessie Awards; Officer of Arts and Letters; Doris Duke Performing Artist Award
- Official website
- http://www.meredithmonk.org
- Native languages
- English
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 39563831
- ISNI
- 0000000081187663
- GND ID
- 119293188
- Library of Congress ID
- n81095919
- MusicBrainz ID
- 1efe59aa-d9fb-4293-b431-75b6c3fb9bcc
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Voice
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 9
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panda Chant II (Ex. 1) | — | — | — | Voice | — | 4 |
| St. Petersburg Waltz | — | — | — | Piano | — | 5 |
| Astronaut Anthem | — | — | — | Voice | — | 4 |
| Railroad (Travel Song) | — | — | — | Piano | — | 5 |
| Paris | — | — | — | Piano | — | 2 |
| Ellis Island | — | — | — | Piano | — | 2 |
| Phantom Waltz | — | — | — | Piano | — | 2 |
| Window in 7's | — | — | — | Piano | — | 1 |
| Folkdance | — | — | — | Piano | — | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 39563831. Portrait: Original: Feast of Music from New York City, United States / Derivative work: Danyele, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.