Michael Nyman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Michael Nyman

English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist and musicologist

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1944

Place of Birth: Stratford, England, United Kingdom

Profession: composer, pianist, film score composer, musicologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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Michael Laurence Nyman, CBE (born 23 March 1944) is an English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist and musicologist, known for numerous film scores (many written during his lengthy collaboration with the filmmaker Peter Greenaway), and his multi-platinum soundtrack album to Jane Campion's The Piano.
He has written a number of operas, including The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat; Letters, Riddles and Writs; Noises, Sounds & Sweet Airs; Facing Goya; Man and Boy: Dada; Love Counts; and Sparkie: Cage and Beyond.
He has written six concerti, five string quartets, and many other chamber works, many for his Michael Nyman Band.
He is also a performing pianist.
Nyman prefers to write opera rather than other forms of music.