Sir Harrison Birtwistle

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
composer
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Royal_Manchester_College_of_Music
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Ernst_von_Siemens_Music_Prize
gptkb:Companion_of_Honour
gptkb:Grammy_Award
gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkb:Grawemeyer_Award_for_Music_Composition
gptkbp:birthDate 1934-07-15
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Harrison_Paul_Birtwistle
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Accrington,_Lancashire,_England
gptkbp:child gptkb:Adam_Birtwistle
gptkbp:deathDate 2022-04-18
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:opera
contemporary classical music
musical composition
gptkbp:genre gptkb:opera
gptkb:singer
contemporary classical music
orchestral music
chamber music
gptkbp:hasWebsite https://www.fabermusic.com/composers/harrison-birtwistle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Harrison Birtwistle
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Mark-Anthony_Turnage
gptkb:Thomas_Adès
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Igor_Stravinsky
gptkb:Olivier_Messiaen
gptkb:Pierre_Boulez
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:New_Music_Manchester
gptkbp:movement gptkb:New_Music_Manchester
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Mask_of_Orpheus
gptkb:Gawain
gptkb:The_Minotaur
gptkb:Earth_Dances
gptkb:Punch_and_Judy
gptkb:Secret_Theatre
gptkb:Silbury_Air
gptkbp:occupation composer
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Wiltshire,_England
gptkbp:signature gptkb:The_Mask_of_Orpheus
gptkb:Gawain
gptkb:The_Minotaur
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sheila_Duff
gptkbp:teacherOf gptkb:Mark-Anthony_Turnage
gptkb:Thomas_Adès
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aldeburgh,_Suffolk
gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Music
gptkb:Sony_Classical
gptkb:EMI_Classics
gptkb:Classic_BRIT_Award
gptkb:San_Francisco_Opera
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5