Michael Nyman

Six original compositions for solo piano, by Michael Nyman, from the award winning film by Jane Campion. English composer Michael Nyman has developed into one of the most popular, if not important, co...

Discover an extraordinary masterpiece for saxophone quartet with 'Songs for Tony', published by the renowned Chester Music. Composed in 1993, this work stands as one of the most compelling pieces of m...

Immerse yourself in the captivating soundscape of one of the most moving film score masterpieces: With "Revisiting The Piano," published by Chester Music, the unforgettable melodies from Jane Campion'...

Immerse yourself in the distinctive, emotive soundworld of Michael Nyman! With "10 Pieces for Soprano Saxophone and Piano", Chester Music presents a long-awaited collection of the celebrated film and...

Chamber Opera. Libretto by Oliver Sacks, Christopher Rawlence and Michael Morris after The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat by Oliver Sacks. First performed on 27 October 1986. Duration 1hr 10 minut...

Nyman is one of the most commercially successful composers of the 20th century and his music has struck a chord with audiences the world over. His award-winning scores have graced countless significan...

Experience a modern classic in a gripping chamber music setting: "In Re Don Giovanni" for string quintet captivates with its pulsing rhythmic energy, virtuosic density, and thrilling dynamics. Masterf...

This work was written by Michael Nyman towards the end of 1997, commissioned by the English Sinfonia to celebrate the orchestra's taking up residence in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The first performance...

These three solo harpsichord pieces are a collection of recent compositions, each with an individual theme and idea. The first, The convertibility of Lute Strings, was first performed at the Purcell R...

Immerse yourself in the timeless melancholy and captivating beauty of one of the most iconic film scores of all time: Bring pure emotion to your guitar with "The Heart Asks Pleasure First" from the Os...

A selection of pieces and arrangements by Michael Nyman of his best-known film music. Including music from The Draughtsman's Contract, Drowning By Numbers, Carrington and The Piano.

Immerse yourself in one of the most moving piano melodies in film music history: With "The Heart Asks Pleasure First" from Hal Leonard, you can bring the world-famous main theme from the award-winning...

Quoting Nyman: This Concerto was composed during the winter of 1994/95 for Elisabeth Chojnacka, who gave the first performance with the Michael Nyman String Orchestra on 29th April 1995 in the Queen E...

Facing Goya, Nyman's first full-length opera, is written in four acts on a libretto by Victoria Hardie. Following it's first performance in 2000, it was revised in 2002 and again in 2014. In its origi...

This work was commissioned jointly by BBC Radio 3 and the Royal Philharmonic Society as part of the New Generation Artists Scheme and was first performed at The Venue, Leeds College of Music, 20th Nov...

This work, composed for Children's Voices and String Quintet, was commissioned by the Young People's Chorus of New York City. Conductor's score and String Parts are available from the Publishers. My t...

This work, composed for Children's Voices and String Quartet, was commissioned by the Young People's Chorus of New York City.

This work, composed for Children's Voices and String Quartet, was commissioned by the Young People's Chorus of New York City.

A setting of Psalm 51, originally written for the film The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover.

Immerse yourself in a world of pure emotion with the world-famous masterpiece "The Heart Asks Pleasure First" by Michael Nyman, from the award-winning soundtrack to "The Piano". This stirring piano pi...

Water Dances is a work scored for two pianos from 2011. Much of the work is an arrangement of the music written for the Michael Nyman Band for Peter Greenaway's 1984 film Making a Splash. The two-pian...

Nyman's 2011 The Prologue to Dido and Aeneas is a prologue to Henry Purcell's opera on a libretto by Nahum Tate. The libretto is based on Book IV of Virgil's Aeneid. It recounts the love of Dido, Quee...

Setting the texts of Robert Herrick, this work for Countertenor and Viol Consort was commissioned by Paulin Bündgen - Ensemble Céladon, Grame, cncm and Centre culturel de rencontre d'Ambronay. Score a...

Michael Nyman 's 'Viola And Piano', composed in 2009. This version was revised in 2014 and is scored for Flute, Clarinet, Piano, Violin and Cello.