New Music Manchester
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New Music Manchester was an influential collective of mid-20th-century British composers and performers centered around Manchester, known for promoting contemporary and avant-garde classical music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Music Manchester canonical | 2 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British musical movement
ⓘ
composer collective ⓘ music collective ⓘ |
| activity |
composition of modernist works
ⓘ
performance of contemporary works ⓘ promotion of new music ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | modernism ⓘ |
| associatedInstitution |
Royal Manchester College of Music
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
collaboration between composers and performers
ⓘ
experimental approach to musical form ⓘ use of modernist techniques ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | post-World War II period ⓘ |
| field | music ⓘ |
| focus |
avant-garde classical music
ⓘ
contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| influenced |
British contemporary classical music
ⓘ
younger generations of UK composers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | post-war British modernism ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Alexander Goehr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elgar Howarth NERFINISHED ⓘ Harrison Birtwistle NERFINISHED ⓘ John Ogdon NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Maxwell Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Peter Maxwell Davies