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Harrison Birtwistle ENG [b 1934]
Group: New Music Manchester
Short description: Comic quoting. Complex, written in a modernistic manner with a clear, distinctive voice. Early work sometimes evocative of Stravinsky and Messiaen, ostinati, ritualistic. Technique of juxtaposing blocks of sound is compared to Edgar Varese.
Played 21 of 22 tracks for this composer (total 142 answers). Played blocks map:


Punch and Judy - Atherton/cd1/(01) Prologue Prologue (5m)
Punch and Judy - Atherton/cd1/(02) Homage to Judy Homage to Judy (8m)
Punch and Judy - Atherton/cd1/(03) Resolve I Resolve I (1m)
Punch and Judy - Atherton/cd1/(04) Passion Chorale I Passion Chorale I (2m)
Punch and Judy - Atherton/cd1/(05) Toccata I b Toccata I b (5m)
Punch and Judy - Atherton/cd1/(06) Pretty Pollys Rhapsody I Pretty Pollys Rhapsody I (2m)
Punch and Judy - Atherton/cd1/(07) Sinfonia Sinfonia (8m)
Punch and Judy - Atherton/cd1/(08) War-Cry War-Cry (5m)
Punch and Judy - Atherton/cd1/(09) Toccata IIb Toccata IIb (6m)
Punch and Judy - Atherton/cd1/(10) Pretty Pollys Rhapsody II Pretty Pollys Rhapsody II (6m)
Punch and Judy - Atherton/cd2/(01) Roundel 1st movement Roundel 1st movement (7m)
Punch and Judy - Atherton/cd2/(02) Recitaive and Passion Aria II Recitaive and Passion Aria II (4m)
Punch and Judy - Atherton/cd2/(03) Proclamation III Proclamation III (8m)
Punch and Judy - Atherton/cd2/(04) Nightmare Nightmare (2m)
Punch and Judy - Atherton/cd2/(05) Tarot-Game 1st draw Tarot-Game 1st draw (5m)
Punch and Judy - Atherton/cd2/(06) Quartet Quartet (13m)
Punch and Judy - Atherton/cd2/(07) Toccata III a Toccata III a (3m)
Punch and Judy - Atherton/cd2/(08) Melodrama IV Melodrama IV (3m)
Punch and Judy - Atherton/cd2/(09) Deah March Deah March (4m)
Punch and Judy - Atherton/cd2/(10) Triumph Triumph (7m)
Theseus Games Earth Dances/(01) Theseus Game (2002) (33m)
Theseus Games Earth Dances/(02) Earth Dances (1985-86) (33m)

Last comments for this composer:
Rualark
2015-03-15 11:29:47

Compare two english composers: modern Britten and contemporary Birtwistle.

Britten sounds more tonal, conservative, uses popular tunes.

Birtwistle sounds more complex, chaos, juxtaposing blocks, comic quoting. (Birtwistle, Britten)

Rualark
2015-02-14 12:40:41

You will need to compare only symphonic works in this game. Piano goes to Harris. Vocal goes to Birtwistle.

Harris belonged to Copland group and sounds much more melodic and folk. Birtwistle is more noisy and complex. (Birtwistle, Harris)

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