Laurence Crane
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Laurence Crane is a composer of contemporary classical music.
He studied at Nottingham University with Peter Nelson and Nigel Osborne
.
He is closely associated with the ensemble Apartment House, for whom he has written Riis (1996) and John White in Berlin (2003). He has written a considerable amount of piano
music. Pianists who have performed his work include Michael Finnissy
, Thalia Myers and John Tilbury
.
A 1995 Gramophone review described Crane's music as "as minimal as you can get, and irresistibly droll".
His piece 'Octet' was shortlisted for the 2009 Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards
in the Chamber-Scale Composition category, along with works by Harrison Birtwistle
and Karlheinz Stockhausen
.
His brother is the philosopher Tim Crane
.
He studied at Nottingham University with Peter Nelson and Nigel Osborne
Nigel Osborne
Nigel Osborne MBE, FRCM is a British composer.He serves as Reid Professor of music at the University of Edinburgh and has been teaching at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover.He studied composition with Kenneth Leighton ,...
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He is closely associated with the ensemble Apartment House, for whom he has written Riis (1996) and John White in Berlin (2003). He has written a considerable amount of piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
music. Pianists who have performed his work include Michael Finnissy
Michael Finnissy
Michael Finnissy is an English composer and pianist. His music is characterised by the range of extremes often found in his work; opposing binary structures are found commonly, often seen as juxtaposing textures, register and tempi...
, Thalia Myers and John Tilbury
John Tilbury
John Tilbury is a British pianist. He is considered one of the foremost interpreters of Morton Feldman's music, and since 1980 has been a member of the free improvisation group AMM.- Early life and education :...
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A 1995 Gramophone review described Crane's music as "as minimal as you can get, and irresistibly droll".
His piece 'Octet' was shortlisted for the 2009 Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards
Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards
The Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards are given annually for live classical music-making in the United Kingdom. The awards were first held in 1989 and are independent of any commercial interest....
in the Chamber-Scale Composition category, along with works by Harrison Birtwistle
Harrison Birtwistle
Sir Harrison Paul Birtwistle CH is a British contemporary composer.-Life:Birtwistle was born in Accrington, a mill town in Lancashire some 20 miles north of Manchester. His interest in music was encouraged by his mother, who bought him a clarinet when he was seven, and arranged for him to have...
and Karlheinz Stockhausen
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Karlheinz Stockhausen was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Another critic calls him "one of the great visionaries of 20th-century music"...
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His brother is the philosopher Tim Crane
Tim Crane
Tim Crane is a philosopher who works mostly on the philosophy of mind and metaphysics. His contributions to philosophy include a defense of a non-physicalist account of the mind; a defense of the thesis that experience has non-conceptual content; and a defense of the thesis that intentionality is...
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External links
- BBC 3 programme featuring the composer, accessed 6 February 2010
- feature on some of Crane's music