James MacMillan
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James MacMillan is a prominent Scottish composer and conductor known for his spiritually infused, often politically charged contemporary classical works.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| James MacMillan canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
classical composer
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composer ⓘ conductor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | MacMillan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music composition
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orchestral conducting ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary classical music
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sacred music ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | contemporary choral composers ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | contemporary sacred music ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| name | James MacMillan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
choral music
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collaborations with choirs and vocal ensembles ⓘ expressive orchestration ⓘ integration of Scottish musical elements ⓘ liturgical music ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ politically engaged compositions ⓘ spiritually themed compositions ⓘ use of religious symbolism in music ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Scotch Bestiary
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Quickening NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Last Words from the Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ St John Passion NERFINISHED ⓘ St Luke Passion NERFINISHED ⓘ The Confession of Isobel Gowdie NERFINISHED ⓘ Tu es Petrus NERFINISHED ⓘ Veni, Veni, Emmanuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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conductor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Scotland ⓘ |
| politicalView | engagement with social justice themes in music ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
musicological studies
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recordings by major orchestras ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Ivors Classical Awards (formerly British Composer Awards)
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James MacMillan
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subject surface form:
The Ivors Classical Awards