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Cornelius Cardew

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English composer and improviser

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Works
20

Top works

  • The concert guide
  • Sur scène
  • Form-space
  • Ο Στοκχάουζεν υπηρετεί τον ιμπεριαλισμό
  • Four works

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Cornelius Cardew (b. Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, May 7, 1936; d. London, December 13, 1981) was an English avant-garde composer, and founder (with Howard Skempton and Michael Parsons) of the Scratch Orchestra, an experimental performing ensemble. His musical career thus began as a chorister. From 1953-57, Cardew studied piano, cello, and composition at the Royal Academy of Music in London. In 1957, he performed in the British premiere of Pierre <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Cornelius+Card

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Cornelius
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Winchcombe
Place of death
London
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
piano
Image
Cornelius Cardew at Grunwick march.jpg
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date of birth
1936-05-07
date of death
1981-12-13
manner of death
accidental death
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Cornelius Cardew
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