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Nicholas Maw (natural 1935) is a British composer. Nicholas Maw is better known for his mammoth orchestral piece Odyssey (1987), the guitar function Music of Memory (1989), and the fiddle concerto (1993) for Joshua Bell. Although his musical language hwhen typically been described as 'neo-romantic', being in the extended tonal vocabulary grounded in the practice of Edward Elgar, Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss, much of his act has too explored additional modern then-alleged atonal languages, such as a in-on-going period of soft pieces, Personae. Hole's ''Sophie's Selection'' (2002), a big-shell opera based on the book of the equivalent title by William Styron, was co-commissioned by the BBC's Radio 3 and the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, and was premiered per Royal Opera House at Covent Garden in November, 2002, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. Nicholas Maw is presently a member of the composition faculty at the Peabody Conservatory of Music of the Johns Hopkins University.
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Nicholas Maw Listing with Boosey and Hawkes music publishers includes summary information, biography, works list, and photograph. Maw, John Nicholas Biography noting teachers, influences, style, and major genres and works from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio. Nicholas Maw (1935-) Listing at The Lied and Art Song Texts Page with lyrics to selected vocal works. Nicholas Maw Profile from BBC Music with biographical information, recommended listening and reading, RAM audio clips of interview and works, and links. Nicholas Maw Summary and detailed biographies, works lists, comments on individual pieces, photograph, reviews and concert summaries, upcoming performances, and links from Faber Music. Nicholas Maw Wikipedia article noting major works with internal links to related people. Maw, Nicholas Entry with the Gilder-MusicWeb Dictionary of Composers includes brief biography and chronological list of works. Nicholas Maw Biography with Sanctuary Classics tracing his career and noting major works, commissions, and teaching positions. Nicholas Maw: Sophie's Choice Interview by Gail Wein for Andante magazine about his opera based on the William Styron novel. Nicholas Maw (b. 1935) Score reviews from the July 2001 MusicWeb(UK) of his Violin Concerto, Sonata for Solo Violin, and Dance Scenes commending the beauty of all and the virtuosity needed by violinists to play his works. |
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