Tippett, (Sir) Michael

Tippett, (Sir) Michael
(2 January 1905, London – 8 January 1998, London)
   Composer for the stage and concert hall who also wrote two oratorios: A Child of Our Time (1939–1941), a response to world conflict employing black spirituals; and The Vision of St. Augustine (1963–1965).

Historical dictionary of sacred music. . 2006.

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  • Tippett, Sir Michael — ▪ British composer in full  Michael Kemp Tippett  born Jan. 2, 1905, London, Eng. died Jan. 8, 1998, London  one of the leading English composers of the 20th century.       Tippett studied composition (1923–28) at the Royal College of Music and… …   Universalium

  • Tippett, Sir Michael Kemp — ▪ 1999       British composer (b. Jan. 2, 1905, London, Eng. d. Jan. 8, 1998, London), created a unique musical idiom with works over a long career that fused many different styles. Born to an educated but nonmusical family, Tippett decided to… …   Universalium

  • Tippett, Sir Michael (Kemp) — born Jan. 2, 1905, London, Eng. died Jan. 8, 1998, London British composer. Tippett studied composition (1923–28) at the Royal College of Music. His early music was conservative, but in the late 1930s he developed a personal, modernistic idiom… …   Universalium

  • Tippett, Sir Michael (Kemp) — (2 ene. 1905, Londres, Inglaterra–8 ene. 1998, Londres). Compositor británico. Estudió composición (1923–28) en el Royal College of Music. Su música temprana era de carácter conservador, pero a fines de la década de 1930 desarrolló un idioma… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Sir Michael — Costa (composer conductor); Sir Michael Tippett (composerconductor educator) …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • Michael Kemp Tippett — Michael Tippett Sir Michael Kemp Tippett (Londres le 2 janvier 1905 – 9 janvier 1998), est un compositeur britannique Biographie Il étudie à Marlborough College et au Royal College of Music de Londres, où il apprend la… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • sir — /serr/, n. 1. a respectful or formal term of address used to a man: No, sir. 2. (cap.) the distinctive title of a knight or baronet: Sir Walter Scott. 3. (cap.) a title of respect for some notable personage of ancient times: Sir Pandarus of Troy …   Universalium

  • Michael — /muy keuhl/, n. 1. a militant archangel. Dan. 10:13. 2. Rumanian, Mihai /mee huy /. born 1921, king of Rumania 1927 30, 1940 47 (son of Carol II). 3. (italics) a narrative poem (1800) by Wordsworth. 4. a male given name. * * * I In the Bible and… …   Universalium

  • Michael — (as used in expressions) Bennett, Michael Michael Bennett Difiglia Bishop, J(ohn) Michael Coetzee, J(ohn) M(ichael) Cohan, George M(ichael) Collins, Michael Curley, James Michael Curtiz, Michael DeBakey, Michael (Ellis) Douglas, Michael Dummett,… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Michael Tippett — Sir Michael Kemp Tippett OM CH CBE (2 January 1905 – 8 January 1998) was an English composer. Michael Tippett In his long career he produced a large body of work, including five operas, three large scale choral works, four symphonies, five string …   Wikipedia

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