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Composer

Michael Nyman

English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist and musicologist

109 works in the index

Birthplace
Stratford
Citizenship / historical state
United Kingdom
Period (estimated from birth year)
Contemporary

Biography

Michael Nyman — English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist and musicologist. The recorded birthplace is Stratford. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as United Kingdom.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, violin, Viola, String Quartet, Voice
Genres represented
Classical, Jazz, pop
Works with composition dates
0 of 109

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 1 of 3

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
The Heart Asks Pleasure First — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical 28
The Promise — —— PianoClassical 11
If (The Diary Of Anne Frank) — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 14
Sheep 'n' Tides (Drowning By Numbers) — —— Piano, violin, ViolaClassical 8
The Schoolroom (The Diary Of Anne Frank) — —— PianoClassical 9
The Heart Asks Pleasure First: The Promise/The Sacrifice — —— Piano, Guitar, Voice, VocalClassical 5
The Embrace — —— PianoClassical 9
All Imperfect Things — —— PianoClassical 8
Bill — —— PianoClassical 9
Titch — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical 8
Big My Secret — —— PianoClassical 7
Deep Sleep Playing — —— PianoClassical 7
Franklyn — —— PianoClassical 8
The Departure — —— PianoClassical 7
The Attraction Of The Pedalling Ankle — —— PianoClassical 7
Here To There — —— PianoClassical 7
Lost And Found — —— Piano, Tenor SaxophoneJazz, Classical 8
Love (Enemy Zero) — —— PianoClassical 7
Nadia — —— PianoClassical 6
Digital Tragedy (Enemy Zero) — —— PianoClassical 6
Chatterbox Waltz — —— PianoClassical 5
Jack — —— PianoClassical 5
Chasing Sheep Is Best Left To Shepherds (Draughtsman's Contract) — —— PianoClassical 4
Fly Drive (Carrington) — —— PianoClassical 4
Time Lapse (A Zed & Two Noughts) — —— Piano, violinClassical 5
The Morrow — —— PianoClassical 4
The Exchange — —— PianoClassical 4
Odessa Beach — —— PianoClassical 4
Goodbye Moortie — —— PianoClassical 4
Diary Of Love — —— PianoClassical 5
Candlefire — —— PianoClassical 5
Silver-Fingered Fling — —— PianoClassical 4
In Re Don Giovanni — —— violin, String QuartetClassical 4
Masque Arias — —— TrumpetClassical 4
The Heart Asks Pleasure First Performed by Michael Nyman — —— PianoClassical, pop 4
Flugelhorn And Piano — —— PianoClassical 3
Angelfish Decay — —— Piano, violinClassical 2
Time Will Pronounce — —— Piano, Cello, violinClassical 3
The Mood That Passes Through You — —— PianoClassical 3
Songs For Tony — —— SaxophoneClassical 3
Wheelbarrow Walk — —— violin, ViolaClassical 3
The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat — —— —Classical 2
Why? — —— PianoClassical 3
On The Fiddle — —— PianoClassical 2
Debbie — —— PianoClassical 2
The Convertibility Of Lute Strings — —— harpsichordClassical 1
Fish Beach — —— violin, ViolaClassical 2
Knowing The Ropes — —— violin, ViolaClassical 2

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 29718990. Portrait: Josep Renalias, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.