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George Benjamin

George Benjamin
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Birth
Sunday, January 31, 1960
London
England
Groups
England
Modern composers
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Age: 
64

Composition list

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Opera and lyrical music

Written on Skin • (2012) • Operas
Into the Little Hill • (2006) • Chamber operas
Sometime Voices • (1996) • Autres œuvres : soli-chœur-orchestre

Symphonic music

Figures de Danses: orchestra • (2004) • Other dances
Fanfare pour Aquarius: orchestra • (1983) • Marches et Fanfares
Inventions: 24 instruments • (1995) • Pièces

Instrumental music

Lignes d'Ombres: piano • (2001) • Album à titre
Sortileges: piano • (1981) • Pièces à titre
Vol: flute • (1979) • Pièces à titre
Panorama: tape 2 pîstes • Pièces à titre
Etudes: piano • Pièces de caractère
Sonata: piano • (1978) • “Sonates”

Chamber music

Sonata: violin-piano • (1977) • Duos instruments différents
Duo: cello-piano • (1980) • Duos instruments différents
Alto, Alto: 2 violas • (1997) • Duos instruments identiques
Octet: flute-clarinetstring trio-double bass-celesta-percussion • (1978) • Chamber music strings-winds

Vocal music

Jubilation: children choir-orchestra • (1996) • Choral pieces isolated with orchestra
Upon Silence • (1990) • Mélodies isolées : voix-instruments
Upon Silence • (1991) • Mélodies isolées : voix-instruments
Mind of Winter (A) • (1981) • Mélodies isolées : voix-orchestre

Concertante music

Encercle par le Plat Horizon: cello-orchestra • (1980) • Autres pièces concertantes pour violoncelle

Sheet music for George Benjamin

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George Benjamin: Into the Little Hill — Bejun Mehta

— CD — Classical
By Bejun Mehta, George Benjamin, Hila Plitmann, London Sinfonietta, Martin Crimp, Nederlands Kamerkoor, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Susan Bickley, and Michael Cox. By George Benjamin. Classical. CD. Nimbus Records #NI5964. Published by Nimbus Records (NX.NI5964).
Price: $18.00

' (pronounced "prime") - Benjamin Shimabukuro — Benjamin Shimabukuro

Piano Solo — Individual Part — 21st Century
Composed by Benjamin Shimabukuro. 21st Century. Individual Part. 3 pages. Published by Benjamin Shimabukuro (S0.615237).
Price: $3.00

Benjamin Schmid: Bach:Reflected — Benjamin Schmid

— — Classical
By Benjamin Schmid, Diknu Schneeberger, Emiko Uchiyama, Georg Breinschmid, Miklos Skuta, and Stian Carstensen. By Benjamin Schmid, Georg Breinschmid, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Kurt Weill (1900-1950), Django Reinhardt, Jerome Kern, and Juan Tizol. Classical, Violin. Classical. Oehms Classics #OC 1892. Published by Oehms Classics (NX.OC-1892).
Price: $13.00

Haydn: Symphonies, Vol. 23 — Heidelberger Sinfoniker; Benjamin Spillner; Benjamin Spillner

— listening CD (2 discs) — Classical
By Heidelberger Sinfoniker; Benjamin Spillner; Benjamin Spillner. By Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809). Country of Origin: Germany. Classical. Listening CD (2 discs). Published by Haenssler Classic (NX.HC16088).
Price: $29.00

Legacy: Benjamin Britten — Benjamin Britten

— DVD —
By Benjamin Britten, Pears, and English Chamber Orchestra. By Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), and Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn (1809-1847). DVD. Naxos #ICAD 5083. Published by Naxos (NX.ICAD-5083).
Price: $24.00

Britten: Spring Symphony; Brit — George Malcolm; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus; Peter Pears; Benjamin Britten

— listening compact disc —
By George Malcolm; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus; Peter Pears; Benjamin Britten. By Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). Listening compact disc. Published by Decca (NX.LON436396).
Price: $17.00

Upon Silence; 3 Inventions — Bickley; Fretwork; London Sinfonietta; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Benjamin

— listening CD —
By Bickley; Fretwork; London Sinfonietta; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Benjamin. By George Benjamin. Listening CD. Published by Naxos (NX.NI5505).
Price: $18.00

Orchestral Works — Pople; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Elder; Walmsley-Clarke; London Sinfonietta; Benjamin

— listening CD —
By Pople; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Elder; Walmsley-Clarke; London Sinfonietta; Benjamin. By George Benjamin. Listening CD. Published by Naxos (NX.NI5643).
Price: $18.00

Shadowlines; Piano Sonata — Aimard; Zimmermann; Tamestit; Benjamin

— listening CD —
By Aimard; Zimmermann; Tamestit; Benjamin. By George Benjamin. Listening CD. Published by Nimbus Records (NX.NI5713).
Price: $18.00

Benjamin Britten - Collected Songs — Benjamin Britten

Vocal — Softcover — Classical
High Voice (63 Songs). Composed by Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). Arranged by Richard Walters. Boosey & Hawkes Voice. Classical. Softcover. 320 pages. Boosey & Hawkes #M051933976. Published by Boosey & Hawkes (HL.48019418).
Price: $29.00

Find scores for George Benjamin at Sheet Music Plus.
Music: 
  • Ringed by the Flat Horizon (1979–1980)
  • A Mind of Winter (1980–1981)
  • Sudden Times (1989–1993)
  • Sometime Voices (1996)
  • Palimpsest 1

All of these are orchestral pieces.

Ensemble pieces include:

  • At First Light
  • Antara
  • Upon Silence

Instrumental pieces:

  • Viola, Viola
  • 3 studies (1981–1985)
Biography: 

George Benjamin was contributor to the poetry of latterday modernism. He studied with Peter Gellhorn, with Messiaen and Loriot in Paris (1978–1982), and with Goehr at Cambridge (1978–-1982).

Links: 
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Submitted by Jean-Paul Giraudet on 2009-02-06 05:06.
Last modified: 
2014-06-05 16:08

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