Michael Tippett
Michael Tippett
Sir Michael Kemp Tippett OM CH CBEwas an English composer who rose to prominence during and immediately after the Second World War. In his lifetime he was sometimes ranked with his contemporary Benjamin Britten as one of the leading British composers of the 20th century. Among his best-known works are the oratorio A Child of Our Time, the orchestral Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli, and the opera The Midsummer Marriage...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth2 January 1905
Michael Tippett quotes about
nostalgic
I've seldom become nostalgic or settled.
century 18th-century our-time
The blues are like the fugue in 18th century. It's probably the music that belongs most to our time.
suffering performances conductor
Conductors don't suffer, they are part of the performance.
nice world shiva
Shiva danced the world into existence... that's a very nice thought.
confused way use
When we use terms we get confused, yet we have no other way.