Laurence Crane
Laurence Crane (born 1961 in Oxford) is a composer of contemporary classical music.
He studied at Nottingham University with Peter Nelson and Nigel Osborne.
He is closely associated with the ensemble Apartment House, for whom he has written Riis (1996) and John White in Berlin (2003). He has written a considerable amount of piano music. Pianists who have performed his work include Michael Finnissy, Thalia Myers and John Tilbury.
A 1995 Gramophone review described Crane's music as "as minimal as you can get, and irresistibly droll".
His piece 'Octet' was shortlisted for the 2009 Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards in the Chamber-Scale Composition category, along with works by Harrison Birtwistle and Karlheinz Stockhausen.
His brother is the philosopher Tim Crane.
[edit] References
- Laurence Crane British Music Information Centre website profile
- Laurence Crane Sound and Music website profile
- Laurence Crane Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music profile
[edit] External links
- BBC 3 programme featuring the composer, accessed 6 February 2010
- feature on some of Crane's music
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