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Howard Skempton
British composer
Since 1947
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Howard While Skempton (born 31 October 1947) is an English composer, pianist, and accordionist.
Since the late 1960s, when he helped to organise the Scratch Orchestra, he has been associated with the English school of experimental music. Skempton's work is characterised by stripped-down, essentials-only choice of materials, absence of formal development and a strong emphasis on melody. The musicologist Hermann-Christoph Müller has described Skempton's music as "the emancipation of the consonance".
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Howard While Skempton (né à Chester le 31 octobre 1947) est un compositeur, pianiste, accordéoniste et professeur de musique classique britannique.
Depuis la fin des années 1960, lorsqu'il a contribué à l'organisation du Scratch Orchestra, il est associé à l'école anglaise de musique expérimentale. Le travail de Skempton se caractérise par un choix de matériaux dépouillé et uniquement essentiel, l'absence de développement formel et un fort accent sur la mélodie. Le musicologue Hermann-Christoph Müller a décrit la musique de Skempton comme « l'émancipation de la consonance ».
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Discography
Albums
- 1992 Michael Finnissy plays Weir, Finnissy, Newman and Skempton
- 1996 Well, Well, Cornelius
- 1998 Surface Tension
- 2007 Ben Somewhen
- 2008 Feldman: Triadic Memories / Skempton: Notti stellate a Vagli
- 2017 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
- 2019 Man and Bat / Piano Concerto / The Moon Is Flashing / Eternity's Sunrise
- 2020 Piano Works
- 2024 50 Preludes and Fugues for Organ
Singles
- 1992 Lento
