Sir Michael Kemp Tippett OM CH CBE was an English composer. He rose to prominence during and immediately after the Second World War. Among his best-known works are the oratorio A Child of Our Time and the opera The Midsummer Marriage.
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Sir Michael Kemp Tippett OM CH CBE was an English composer. He rose to prominence during and immediately after the Second World War. Among his best-known works are the oratorio A Child of Our Time, the orchestral Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli, and the opera The Midsummer Marriage. Until the mid-to-late 1950s his music was broadly lyrical in character, before changing to a more astringent and experimental style. New influences, including those of jazz and blues after his first visit to America in 1965, became increasingly evident in his compositions. He was a strong advocate of music education, and was active for much of his life as a radio broadcaster and writer on music. Although he was much honoured in his lifetime, critical judgement on his legacy has been uneven, the greatest praise being generally reserved for his earlier works. His centenary in 2005 was a muted affair; apart from the few best- known works, his music has been performed infrequently in the 21st century. For more information on this book visit the website of the Royal Academy of Music, London, or click here for more information about the Royal College of Music and the Royal Conservatory of Music in the UK, or go to www.royalacademy.org.uk/music-in-the-united-kingdom/michael-kemp-tippett-om-ch-bce-on-20th-century-composers-of-the 20th century and/or the Royal Academy of Music in the UK, London, Lincolnshire, Sunderland, Dorset, Norfolk and Lancashire and Scotland for more information.
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