John Adams, American composer and conductor whose works were among the most-performed of contemporary classical music. His best-known pieces include the fanfare Short Ride in a Fast Machine (1986), but his most ambitious works were his operas, including
Elinore Adams, with the Russ Cole Band in the 1930s Adams taught at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music for ten years before becoming composer-in-residence of the San Francisco Symphony (1982-85), and creator of the orchestra’s highly successful and controversial “New and Unusual Music...
John Adams. Soundtrack: Shutter Island. John Adams was born on 15 February 1947 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He is a composer, known for Shutter Island (2010), Lola rennt (1998) and We Are Who We Are (2020).
John Adams 美国作曲家 1947.2.15 总评 79 亚当斯生平 Biography 美国当代作曲家,简约主义音乐的代表人物之一。出生于伍斯特。毕业于康科德高中。10岁时就开始尝试作曲,1965年进入哈佛大学学习作曲。1972年到1984年在圣弗朗西斯科音乐学院任教。亚当斯的音乐结合了简约主义音乐和浪漫主义的部分风格,并且往往蕴含有政治上的动...
Composer, conductor, and creative thinker – John Adams occupies a unique position in the world of American music. His works, both operatic and symphonic, stand out among contemporary classical compositions for their depth of expression, brilliance of so
Adams 6 of 10 biographical name (6) John (Coolidge) 1947– American composer Adams 7 of 10 biographical name (7) John Quin*cy ˈkwin-zē ˈkwin(t)-sē 1767–1848 son of John Adams vice president of the U.S. (1789-97); 6th president of the U.S. (1825–29...
born 1947, British rock pianist, composer, and singer; his hits include "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973) and "Candle in the Wind 1997" (1997), a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales 8. (Biography) Gwen, sister of Augustus John. 1876–1939, British painter, working in France: noted ...
A biography is presented of American composer John Luther Adams. He was born on January 23, 1953 in Meridian, Mississippi and was enrolled at Westminster Academy, Georgia but he left it before graduation. He fell in love with a scientist's daughter Margrit von Braun and married her. They ...
(Biography) John. ?1495–1545, English composer, esp of church music; best known for the mass Western Wynde, based on a secular song Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011,...
By Megan Westberg It was announced yesterday that the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation—a Dutch cultural institution that supports the humanities, social sciences, and the arts—will award composer John Adams with its 2019 Erasmus Prize, which includes €1