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Nyman, Michael
Overview
| Works: | 663
works in
1,391
publications in
24
languages and
15,879
library holdings
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| Genres: | Motion picture music
Orchestral music
Piano music
Motion picture soundtracks
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| Roles: | Composer, Conductor, Performer, Instrumentalist, Editor, Arranger, Interviewee, msd, Librettist, Musician, Singer, Dedicatee |
| Classifications: | pn1997,
791.4372 |
Most widely held works about
Michael Nyman
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The music of Michael Nyman : texts, contexts and intertexts by Pwyll ap Siôn(
Book
)
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Drowning by numbers : for violin, viola and chamber orchestra (1998) by Michael Nyman(
scor
)
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MGV : (1993) by Michael Nyman(
scor
)
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Ariel songs : for soprano and piano by Michael Nyman(
scor
)
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I'll stake my cremona to a Jew's trump by Michael Nyman(
scor
)
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I am an unusual thing by Michael Nyman(
scor
)
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To Morrow : for soprano and organ by Michael Nyman(
scor
)
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The piano sings : for wordless soprano (or flute, oboe, clarinet, soprano saxophone) and (amplified) string quartet with optional double bass (or string orchestra) ; 1994, rev. 1995 and 1997 by Michael Nyman(
scor
)
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Prospero's books suite by Michael Nyman(
scor
)
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Self-laudatory hymn of Inanna and her omnipotence : 1992 by Michael Nyman(
scor
)
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Narrative and nonnarrative structures in the film music of Michael Nyman by Florence Anne Millard Daugherty(
Book
)
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The narrated life history of Schoenberg, Elgar, Scriabin, Hindemith, Messiaen, Britten, Arnold, Gorecki, Cage & Nyman(
Sound Recording
)
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The piano sings by Michael Nyman(
scor
)
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The convertability of lute strings by Michael Nyman(
scor
)
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The music of Michael Nyman by Pwyll ap Siôn(
Book
)
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The piano sings : for wordless soprano (or flute, oboe, clarinet, soprano saxophone) and (amplified) string quartet with optional double bass (or string orchestra) by Michael Nyman(
scor
)
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Contemporary musicians. Volume 15 profiles of the people in music(
Book
)
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Anne de Lucy songs : full score by Michael Nyman(
scor
)
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The John Kirkpatrick papers, 1836-1993 (inclusive) by John Kirkpatrick(
mixd
)
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Umbrella music by Paul Jackson(
Book
)
more  fewer 
Most widely held works by
Michael Nyman
Man on wire(
visu
)
5
editions published
between
2008
and
2009
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
1,451
libraries
worldwide
"On August 7th, 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between the New York World Trade Center's Twin Towers. After dancing for nearly an hour on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, and brought to jail, before finally being released. This extraordinary documentary incorporates Petit's personal footage to show how he overcame seemingly insurmountable challenges to achieve the artistic crime of the century." -- Container.
Experimental music : Cage and beyond by Michael Nyman (
Book
)
26
editions published
between
1974
and
2007
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
1,322
libraries
worldwide
The libertine(
visu
)
1
edition published
in
2006
in
English
and held by
823
libraries
worldwide
John Wilmot, a 17th century poet, is the Earl of Rochester and from the beginning he treats his wife cruelly, drinks to relentless excess, abuses his friendships, and generally wallows in dissipation, much to the dismay of King Charles II. The king hopes that Rochester will write a play glorifying his reign. But Rochester finds his true inspiration when he sees a young actress named Lizzie Barry. Rochester sets out to make her the greatest actress of their time--and she, with some reluctance, submits to his teaching.
The piano original music for the film by Jane Champion [i.e. Campion by Michael Nyman (
Sound Recording
)
44
editions published
between
1993
and
2008
in
4
languages
and held by
731
libraries
worldwide
Gattaca(
visu
)
9
editions published
between
1997
and
2008
in
3
languages
and held by
481
libraries
worldwide
As one of the last "natural" beings born into a genetically engineered world, Vincent Freeman has none of the 'pre-ordered' DNA that will guarantee him success. Desperate to realize his dream of exploring space, Vincent assumes the identity of a genetically superior athlete. Avoiding detection using the athlete's genetic markers, Vincent becomes a rising star at Gattaca Aerospace, attracting the attention of a beautiful co-worker. When a flight director is brutally murdered, a clue left at the crime scene threatens to shatter Vincent's plans.
The claim(
visu
)
6
editions published
between
2001
and
2003
in
English and German
and held by
400
libraries
worldwide
A tale of regret and greed in the Gold Rush-era American West. in 1867, Daniel Dillon, the wealthy 49er who runs Kingdom Come, a Sierra Nevada boomtown, is trying to bring the railroad through town when the past comes back to haunt him. Twenty years ago, he sold his wife and daughter to another goldminer for the claim to the gold mine that brought him his fortune.
Man with a movie camera(
visu
)
7
editions published
between
2000
and
2008
in
English and No Linguistic Content
and held by
286
libraries
worldwide
Dziga Vertov's Man with a movie camera is considered one of the most innovative and influential films of the silent era. This dawn-to-dusk view of the Soviet Union offers a montage of urban Russian life, showing the people of the city at work and at play, and the machines that endlessly whirl to keep the metropolis alive.
The man who mistook his wife for a hat a chamber opera by Michael Nyman (
Sound Recording
)
25
editions published
between
1987
and
2003
in
3
languages
and held by
276
libraries
worldwide
Carrington(
visu
)
3
editions published
between
1995
and
2003
in
3
languages
and held by
247
libraries
worldwide
The life of Dora Carrington, the Victorian Era painter whose passionate life created one of England's greatest scandals. Unable to possess the one man she loves, Lytton Strachey, Carrington embarks on a long string of loveless sexual encounters.
The piano concerto MGV by Michael Nyman (
Sound Recording
)
23
editions published
between
1993
and
2008
in
5
languages
and held by
227
libraries
worldwide
The Draughtsman's contract(
visu
)
13
editions published
between
1982
and
2007
in
4
languages
and held by
219
libraries
worldwide
Mr. Neville, a young draughtsman, is persuaded to accept a very strange commission: 12 drawings of a country estate in exchange for money and sexual favours. This simple arrangement soon spirals out of control and Mr. Neville finds himself as the prime suspect in a bizarre murder mystery.
The ogre(
visu
)
2
editions published
in
1999
in
English
and held by
215
libraries
worldwide
"A grotesque fairy tale about Hitler's Germany in which a naïve mechanic comes to symbolize the seductive appeal of the Nazi regime."--Container.
The cook, the thief, his wife & her lover(
visu
)
8
editions published
between
1999
and
2010
in
3
languages
and held by
212
libraries
worldwide
A modern fable and political satire on the Thatcher years in Britain set at Le Hollandais, a gourmet restaurant. The wife of a barbaric crime boss engages in a secretive romance with a gentle bookseller between meals at her husband's restaurant, all observed by the cook. This nightly display of opulence, decadence and gluttony leads to murder, torture and revenge.
Wonderland(
visu
)
4
editions published
between
2000
and
2001
in
English and Spanish
and held by
192
libraries
worldwide
Three sisters with very different lives, through a series of vignettes focus on their dreams, conflicts and weekend escapedes, all beautifully interwoven into a single tapestry of love, pain and pure joy.
Where the bee dances for saxophone and orchestra ; The piano concerto by Michael Nyman (
Sound Recording
)
16
editions published
between
1992
and
2004
in
3
languages
and held by
189
libraries
worldwide
Film music for solo piano by Michael Nyman (
scor
)
15
editions published
between
1992
and
2010
in
4
languages
and held by
181
libraries
worldwide
The piano(
visu
)
25
editions published
between
1992
and
2008
in
6
languages
and held by
179
libraries
worldwide
A young mute woman and her child travel to New Zealand in the 1800s for an arranged marriage to a farmer. After the marriage she meets another man, and the competition for her love begins. Just one of the men realizes that her affections can only be won through her beloved piano.
Michael Nyman songbook by Michael Nyman (
Sound Recording
)
27
editions published
between
1991
and
1994
in
6
languages
and held by
105
libraries
worldwide
Ute Lemper sings A letter and a riddle, L'orgie parisienne, Six Celan songs from Michael Nyman's songbook. Based on texts by Paul Celan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Arthur Rimbaud.
Concertos by Michael Nyman (
Sound Recording
)
4
editions published
in
1997
in
No Linguistic Content and Dutch
and held by
90
libraries
worldwide
Facing Goya by Michael Nyman (
Sound Recording
)
15
editions published
between
2002
and
2003
in
3
languages
and held by
80
libraries
worldwide
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