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Michael Tippett(1905-1998)

  • Music Department
  • Writer
  • Composer
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Michael Tippett was born on 2 January 1905 in London, England, UK. He was a writer and composer, known for The Midsummer Marriage (1984), Akenfield (1974) and New Year (1991). He died on 8 January 1998 in London, England, UK.
BornJanuary 2, 1905
DiedJanuary 8, 1998(93)
BornJanuary 2, 1905
DiedJanuary 8, 1998(93)
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Known for

The Midsummer Marriage (1984)
The Midsummer Marriage
8.3
TV Movie
  • Music Department
  • 1984
Akenfield (1974)
Akenfield
7.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 1974
Kim Begley and Richetta Manager in New Year (1991)
New Year
TV Movie
  • Music Department
  • 1991
King Priam (1985)
King Priam
7.6
TV Movie
  • Music Department
  • 1985

Credits

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Music Department

  • Rituæls (2021)
    Rituæls
    • Music Department
    • 2021
  • Boyhood's End & Poems of Marina Tsvetaeva (2021)
    Boyhood's End & Poems of Marina Tsvetaeva
    Video
    • music by
    • 2021
  • BBC Proms (2016)
    BBC Proms
    5.8
    TV Series
    • music by
    • 2016
  • The Ice Break (2015)
    The Ice Break
    TV Movie
    • music
    • 2015
  • New World Symphony Wallcast Concert 2
    Video
    • stock music
    • 2012
  • Kim Begley and Richetta Manager in New Year (1991)
    New Year
    TV Movie
    • music by
    • 1991
  • King Priam (1985)
    King Priam
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • music by
    • 1985
  • The Midsummer Marriage (1984)
    The Midsummer Marriage
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • music by
    • 1984

Writer

  • The Ice Break (2015)
    The Ice Break
    TV Movie
    • words
    • 2015
  • Kim Begley and Richetta Manager in New Year (1991)
    New Year
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1991
  • King Priam (1985)
    King Priam
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1985
  • The Midsummer Marriage (1984)
    The Midsummer Marriage
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1984
  • A Child of Our Time
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1977

Composer

  • A Child of Our Time
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1977
  • What Did You Learn at School Today?
    TV Special
    • music
    • 1972
  • Let My People Go
    6.8
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1961
  • Coventry Cathedral
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1957

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative name
    • Sir Michael Tippett
  • Born
    • January 2, 1905
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 8, 1998
    • London, England, UK(pneumonia)
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    • 1 Print Biography

Did you know

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    He was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1959, knighted in 1966, awarded the C.H. (Companion of Honor) in 1979, and the O.M. (Order of Merit) in 1983 for his services to music.

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