Michael Nyman

Dates: 1944 -
Nationality: United Kingdom
Compositions
Chamber Music
Ballet Mécanique   1983
H.R.T   1995
Guitar in the Ensemble
A Watery Death  from: The Draughtsman's Contract   1982
A Wild and Distant Shore  from: The Piano   1983
AET (After Extra Time)   1996
All Imperfect Things  from: The Piano   1993
An Eye for Optical Theory  from: The Draughtsman's Contract - Version for Michael Nyman Band   1982
An Eye for Optical Theory  from: The Draughtsman's Contract - Version for saxophone ensemble, piano, bass guitar   1982
Angelfish Decay  from: A Zed and Two Noughts   1985
Bees in Trees  from: Drowning by Numbers   1988
Bird Anthem   1981
Bird List Song   1979
Bird Work   1984
Bisocosis Populi  from: A Zed and Two Noughts   1985
Book Depository  from: The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover   1989
Bravura in the Face of Grief  from: The Draughtsman's Contract   1982
Caliban's Pit  from: Prospero's Books   1990
Car Crash  from: A Zed and Two Noughts   1985
Chasing Sheep is Best Left to Shepherds  from: The Draughtsman's Contract   1982
Compiling the Colours   2003
Cornfield  from: Prospero's Books   1990
Coupling  from: The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover   1989
Crematorium Conspiracy  from: Drowning by Numbers   1988
Cycle of Disquietude (Coisas, Vozes, Lettras)   1998
De Granada A La Luna   1998
De l' Hôtel de la Ville à la Concorde  from: La Traversée de Paris   1989
Dead Man's Catch  from: Drowning by Numbers   1988
Delft Waltz  from: A Zed and Two Noughts   1985
Dreams of a Journey  from: The Piano   1993
Drowning by Number 2  from: Drowning by Numbers   1988
Drowning by Number 3  from: Drowning by Numbers   1988
Endgame  from: Drowning by Numbers   1988
Fish Beach  from: Drowning by Numbers   1988
Five Orchestral Pieces Opus Tree   1981
Great Death Game  from: Drowning by Numbers   1988
Here to There  from: The Piano   1993
I am an Unusual Thing  from: Letters, Riddles & Writs   1991
In Re Don Giovanni   1977
Knowing the Ropes  from: Drowning by Numbers   1988
L'Escargot  from: A Zed and Two Noughts   1985
La Traversée de Paris   1989
Lady in the Red Hat  from: A Zed and Two Noughts   1985
Le Palais Royal  from: La Traversée de Paris   1989
Lost and Found  from: The Piano   1993
Love is Certainly, at Least Alphabetically Speaking   1983
M-Work   1981
Memorial  from: The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover   1989
Miranda  from: Prospero's Books   1990
Miserere Paraphrase  from: The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover   1992
Orfeu   1998
Outside Looking In  from: Carrington   1987
Plotting for the Shopkeeper  from: The Draughtsman's Contract   1987
Prawn Watching  from: A Zed and Two Noughts   1985
Prospero's Curse  from: Prospero's Books   1990
Prospero's Magic  from: Prospero's Books   1990
Queen of the Night  from: The Draughtsman's Contract - Version for Michael Nyman Band   1982
Queen of the Night  from: The Draughtsman's Contract - Version for saxophone ensemble, piano, bass guitar   1982
Reconciliation  from: Prospero's Books   1990
Samhitha: Compilation of Colours   2001
Sangam : The Meeting Point   2002
Sheep and Tides  from: Drowning by Numbers   1988
Six Celan Songs   1990
Song 1  from: And Do They Do   1986
Song 2  from: And Do They Do   1986
Song 4  from: And Do They Do   1986
Swan Rot  from: A Zed and Two Noughts   1985
The Commissar Vanishes   1999
The Disposition of the Linen  from: The Draughtsman's Contract   1982
The Embrace  from: The Piano   1993
The Fall of Icarus   1989
The Final Score   1992
The Garden is Becoming a Robe Room  from: The Draughtsman's Contract   
The Infinite Complexities of Christmas  from: Carrington   1987
The Masque  from: Prospero's Books   1990
The Masterwork/Award-Winning Fishknife   1979
The Piano: Concert Suite   
The Promise / The Heart Asks Pleasure First  from: The Piano   1992
The Upside-Down Violin   1992
The Wounded  from: The Piano   1993
Think Slow, Act Fast   1981
Three Ways of Describing Rain (Sawan; Rang; Dhyan)   2003
Time Lapse  from: A Zed and Two Noughts   1985
To the Edge of the Earth  from: The Piano   1993
Trysting Fields  from: Drowning by Numbers   1988
Twelve Years Since  from: Prospero's Books   1990
Up for Grabs  from: A Zed and Two Noughts   1985
Venus de Milo  from: A Zed and Two Noughts   1985
Vermeer's Wife  from: A Zed and Two Noughts   1985
Wedding Tango  from: Drowning by Numbers   1988
Wheelbarrow Walk  from: Drowning by Numbers   1988
Guitar in the Orchestra
A Handsom, Smooth, Sweet, Smart, Clear Stroke: Or Else Play Not At All   1983
Stage Work with Guitar
Facing Goya   2000
Noises, Sounds and Sweet Airs   1994
Chorus and Instruments with Guitar
Miserere  from: The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover   1989
Incidental and Film Music
Carrington   1995
Letters, Riddles and Writs   1991
Man with a Movie Camera   2001
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