Composer
Nick Drake
British musician
1948–1974
36 works in the index
- Born
- 1948
- Died
- 1974
- Birthplace
- Yangon
- Place of death
- Tanworth-in-Arden
- Citizenship / historical state
- United Kingdom
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Nicholas Rodney Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974) was an English musician. An accomplished acoustic guitarist, Drake signed to Island Records at the age of twenty while still a student at the University of Cambridge. His debut album, Five Leaves Left, was released in 1969, and was followed by two more albums, Bryter Layter (1971) and Pink Moon (1972). He did not reach a wide audience during his lifetime, but found acclaim and wider recognition following his death.
Drake suffered from depression and was reluctant to perform in front of live audiences. Upon completion of Pink Moon, he withdrew from both performance and recording, retreating to his parents' home in rural Warwickshire. On 25 November 1974, at the age of 26, he died from an overdose of antidepressants.
Drake's music remained available through the mid-1970s, but the 1979 release of the retrospective collection Fruit Tree allowed his back catalogue to be reassessed. He has influenced numerous artists. The first Drake biography in English appeared in 1997; it was followed by the documentary films A Stranger Among Us in 1999 and A Skin Too Few: The Days of Nick Drake in 2000.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- singer-songwriter; songwriter; guitarist; composer; singer; musician
- Instruments played
- guitar; upright piano; clarinet; voice
- Official website
- http://www.brytermusic.com/
- Birth name
- Nicholas Rodney Drake
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 42030749
- ISNI
- 0000000059435149
- GND ID
- 121181189
- Library of Congress ID
- n93054840
- MusicBrainz ID
- 99ea432a-e3d8-42cb-9d5e-db316a6a8458
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Piano, Vocal, Voice
- Genres represented
- Rock, Folk, pop
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 36
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Sky | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Rock | 21 |
| River Man | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar | Rock | 12 |
| Hazey Jane I | — | — | — | Guitar | Rock | 11 |
| Things Behind The Sun | — | — | — | Guitar | Rock | 10 |
| Time Has Told Me | — | — | — | Guitar | Rock, pop | 9 |
| Pink Moon | — | — | — | Guitar | Rock | 9 |
| Cello Song | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 9 |
| Fruit Tree | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 8 |
| From The Morning | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 7 |
| Way To Blue | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 7 |
| One Of These Things First | — | — | — | Guitar | Rock | 5 |
| Black Eyed Dog | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 6 |
| Time Of No Reply | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 6 |
| Poor Boy | — | — | — | Guitar | Rock | 6 |
| Which Will | — | — | — | Guitar | pop | 6 |
| Free Ride | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice, Vocal | Rock | 6 |
| Day Is Done | — | — | — | Guitar | Rock, pop | 4 |
| Bryter Layter | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Rock, pop | 5 |
| My Sugar So Sweet | — | — | — | — | Folk | 2 |
| Voice From The Mountain | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Rock, Folk | 1 |
| Three Hours | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Rock, Folk | 1 |
| The Thoughts Of Mary Jane | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Rock, Folk | 1 |
| Sunday | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Rock, Folk | 1 |
| Saturday Sun | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Rock, Folk | 1 |
| Road | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Rock, Folk | 1 |
| Place To Be | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Rock, Folk | 2 |
| Parasite | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Rock, Folk | 1 |
| Man In A Shed | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Rock, Folk | 1 |
| Know | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Rock, Folk | 1 |
| Introduction | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Rock, Folk | 1 |
| Hazey Jane II | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Rock, Folk | 1 |
| Harvest Breed | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Rock, Folk | 1 |
| Fly | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Rock, Folk | 1 |
| At The Chime Of A City Clock | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Rock, Folk | 1 |
| Rider On The Wheel | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Rock, Folk | 1 |
| Hanging On A Star | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Rock, Folk | 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 42030749.