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Birtwistle
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Birtwistle [ˈbɜːtˌwɪsəl]
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(Birtwistle, Sir Harrison (1934 M, English, MUSIC: composer) Sir Harrison. born 1934, English composer, whose works include the operas Punch and Judy (1967), The Mask of Orpheus (1984), Gawain (1991), and Exody (1998)
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Byline: Peter Spaull SOME say that, when the tuneful Puccini gave way to the rigorous Harrison Birtwistle, the art of opera melded into Musical Theatre.
classical by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
30pm THE Proms mark the 75th birthday of one of Britain's greatest living composers, Sir Harrison Birtwistle.
SATELLITE PICK OF THE DAY by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Whether he, Elgar, Britten or Harrison Birtwistle is or was the greatest composer this country has ever produced depends on one's taste and overall knowledge.
A celebration of the king of composers; Classical by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
 
 
 
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