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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Composer
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gptkbp:associated_act
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gptkb:London_Sinfonietta
gptkb:BBC_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:Royal_Opera_House
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gptkbp:associated_acts
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gptkb:Birtwistle_Ensemble
gptkb:London_Sinfonietta
gptkb:BBC_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:The_Royal_Opera
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gptkbp:award
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gptkb:CBE
gptkb:Ivor_Novello_Award
gptkb:Royal_Philharmonic_Society_Gold_Medal
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Royal_Philharmonic_Society_Award
gptkb:Grammy_Award
gptkb:Ivor_Novello_Award
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1934-07-15
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gptkbp:birth_place
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Accrington, Lancashire, England
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gptkbp:born
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July 15, 1934
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:James_Birtwistle
gptkb:Tom_Birtwistle
Anna Birtwistle
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gptkbp:collaborated_with
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gptkb:Richard_Jones
gptkb:Michael_Nyman
gptkb:Peter_Maxwell_Davies
gptkb:David_Pountney
gptkb:Sir_Simon_Rattle
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gptkbp:death_date
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2022-04-18
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gptkbp:died
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April 18, 2022
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Manchester
gptkb:Royal_Manchester_College_of_Music
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gptkbp:genre
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classical music
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Harrison Birtwistle
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gptkbp:influenced
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contemporary classical music
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Webern
gptkb:Stravinsky
gptkb:Edgard_Varèse
gptkb:Schoenberg
gptkb:Debussy
gptkb:John_Cage
gptkb:Olivier_Messiaen
gptkb:Berg
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Stravinsky
gptkb:Schoenberg
gptkb:Berg
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gptkbp:instruments
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gptkb:orchestra
gptkb:piano
gptkb:voice_acting
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:chamber_music
gptkb:opera
gptkb:orchestral_music
gptkb:voice_acting
avant-garde compositions
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gptkbp:legacy
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contributed to the development of opera in the UK
influential figure in contemporary classical music
known for complex rhythms and textures
pioneered the use of myth in music
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:British
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Gawain
gptkb:Panic
gptkb:The_Last_Supper
gptkb:Carmen_Arcadiae_Mechanicae
gptkb:The_Mask_of_Orpheus
gptkb:The_Minotaur
gptkb:The_Firebird
gptkb:Phaedra
gptkb:Orpheus
gptkb:The_Golden_Legend
gptkb:The_Triumph_of_Time
gptkb:Concerto_for_Orchestra
The Shadow of Night
Earth Dances
The Cry of Anubis
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gptkbp:notable_works
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gptkb:Carmen_Arcadiae_Mechanicae_Perpetuum
gptkb:Gawain
gptkb:Panic
gptkb:The_Minotaur
gptkb:The_Triumph_of_Time
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:conductor
gptkb:educators
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gptkbp:premiere
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Carmen Arcadiae Mechanicae Perpetuum at the 1970 Aldeburgh Festival
Gawain at the Royal Opera House
Panic at the 1995 Edinburgh Festival
The Minotaur at Royal Opera House
The Triumph of Time at the Aldeburgh Festival
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:King's_College_London
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Manchester
gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Music
gptkb:University_of_Sussex
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gptkbp:spouse
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Catherine Birtwistle
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gptkbp:style
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modern classical music
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gptkbp:website
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harrisonbirtwistle.com
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Royal_Concertgebouw_Orchestra
gptkb:Salzburg_Festival
gptkb:The_Berlin_Philharmonic
gptkb:The_Bigger_Trees_Near_Warter
gptkb:Los_Angeles_Philharmonic
gptkb:New_York_Philharmonic
gptkb:The_London_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:London_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkb:Berlin_Philharmonic
gptkb:Igor_Stravinsky
gptkb:London_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:opera
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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