Jonathan Harvey

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Jonathan Harvey is a British composer renowned for his innovative use of electronics and spectral techniques in contemporary classical music.

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instanceOf British composer
classical composer
composer
human
awardReceived Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1939-05-03
dateOfDeath 2012-12-04
educatedAt Princeton University
St John's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
University of Glasgow
employer IRCAM
Stanford University
University of Sussex
familyName Harvey
fieldOfWork contemporary classical music
electroacoustic music
spectral music
genre choral music
contemporary classical music
electroacoustic music
orchestral music
givenName Jonathan
influencedBy Karlheinz Stockhausen
Olivier Messiaen
electroacoustic music tradition
knownFor innovative use of electronics in composition
integration of live electronics with acoustic instruments
use of spectral techniques in music
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf British Academy
name Jonathan Harvey
nationality British
notableWork Bhakti
Madonna of Winter and Spring
Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco
Speakings
String Quartet No. 4
occupation composer
musicologist
placeOfBirth England
Warwickshire
placeOfDeath England
Sussex
religion Buddhism
studiedUnder Karlheinz Stockhausen
Milton Babbitt

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