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Harrison Birtwistle
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Born
July 15
,
1934
·
Accrington, Lancashire, England, UK
Died
April 18
,
2022
·
Mere, Wiltshire, England, UK
(complications from a stroke)
Mini Bio
Harrison Birtwistle was born on July 15, 1934 in Accrington, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a composer, known for
The Offence (1973)
,
Aeschylus' Oresteia (Tony Harrison Adaptation), the National Theatre (1983)
and
The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael (2005)
. He was married to Sheila Duff. He died on April 18, 2022 in Mere, Wiltshire, England, UK.
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Sheila Duff
(1958 - 2012) (her death, 3 children)
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He was awarded the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 1988 Queen's Honours List for his services to music.
Attended the Royal Manchester College of Music.
Winner of the 2006 Ivor Novello Classical Music Award.
He was awarded the Companion of Honour in the 2001 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Music.
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