Michael Nyman

Out of the Ruins touches on Gregorian chant and sacred music of the Baroque. This is a slowly evolving requiem that draws on Armenian traditions with no hint of Nyman's signature propulsiverhythms. So...

This saxophone concerto, written in one continuous movement with a wide variety of tempi, celebrates the talents of John Harle, who has been a central player in the Michael Nyman Band for over ten yea...

Composed for John Harle in 1990 and is based strictly on a sequence of four chords.

Music for the film Wonderland, for solo piano.

Score for this piece, which was comissioned by London Brass and first performed in 1992. Quoting composer: The piece was completed without title on 12th August 1992. A title once considered was Canons...

For Low Female Voice And Ensemble. This cycle of settings of poems by Paul Celan was written between May and July 1990 for Ute Lemper. The texts are taken from the following collections: 'Chanson eine...

Michael Nyman was inspired to write this single-movement piece Self Laudatory Hymn Of Inanna And Her Omnipotence in 1992 after having discovered the text in the library of a friend. The words belong t...

Written for soprano and ensemble (Eb clarinet, C clarinet, viola, cello, double bass) with text by Mozart.

The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat investigates the world of a person with visual agnosia such people 'see but do not see'. This Chamber Opera by Michael Nyman, with libretto by Oliver Sacks, Chri...

Miserere was written in 1989 for the soundtrack of the film The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover. It is a setting of the Latin text of Psalm 51. Originally scored for solo Treble and mixed Choir,...

Arrangement for soprano saxophone and string quartet. Score and parts included. Premiere: 1991 Zurich. Shaping the Curve was composed for John Harle in 1990 and is based strictly on a sequence of four...

The Ballad of Kastriot Rexhepi was commissioned by the Santa Monica Museum of Arts as an original score for the installation The Ballad of Kastriot Rexhepi by MaryKelly. The words are used/reproduced...

The parts consist of Piano accompaniment, melody in C, melody in Eb and melody in Bb.

Michael Nyman's Trumpet & String Quartet. Duration: 15 minutes.

Eos commissioned Nyman to write a score for the 10-minute silent film Manhatta, a Jazz Age piece lacing together images of inter-way Manhattan with the (projected) words of Walt Whitman. Originally s...

Score and parts for Michael Nyman's A Neat Slice Of Saraband, for the Clarinet, Trombone, Cello and Piano.

I Sonetti Lussuriosi is a collection of pieces by world-renowned composer Michael Nyman. This work is a setting of 8 pieces of erotic poetry by Italian poet Pietro Aretino. This is the Full Score and...

I Sonetti Lussuriosi is a collection of pieces by world-renowned composer Michael Nyman. This work is a setting of 8 pieces of erotic poetry by Italian poet Pietro Aretino. This is the Full Score and...

This is the full score and parts for Chromattic by Michael Nyman, scored for Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Accordion, Marimba and Double Bass. The work was composed by the Chroma Ensemble, and la...