Michael Nyman: Mittelschwere Noten

Arranged for string quintet by the composer.

Out of the Ruins touches on Gregorian chant and sacred music of the Baroque. This is a slowly evolving requiem that draws on Armenian traditions with no hint of Nyman's signature propulsiverhythms. So...

Arranged for organ. Duration 10 minutes. Commissioned by Symphony Hall Birmingham 2001.

A selection of pieces and arrangements by Michael Nyman of his best-known film music. Including music from The Draughtsman's Contract, Drowning By Numbers, Carrington and The Piano.

The composer made this arrangement of the Third String Quartet for string orchestra in March 2003. The first performance was given by the Eos Orchestra, New York, conducted by Ken Selden in the Concer...

For Solo Bass Clarinet Eos commissioned Nyman to write a score for the 10-minute silent film Manhatta, a Jazz Age piece lacing together images of inter-way Manhattan with the (projected) words of Walt...

Written for saxophone quartet, this work was first performed by Saxofourte in 2004.

Written for saxophone quartet, this work was first performed by Saxofourte in 2004.

Written for three soprano saxophones and a tenor saxophone.

Written for three soprano saxophones and a tenor saxophone.

Written for saxophone quartet.

Written for two amplified violins.

On The Fiddle consists of three pieces derived from scores to three Peter Greenaway films. The first piece Full Fathom Five, is a version of the Shakespeare song setting made for Prospero's Books (199...

At every turn Nyman has proved eminently practical. Not for him the ivory tower anguish of a tormented composer grappling with abstract systems. Rather he has consistently displayed an openness to col...

Where The City's Ceaseless Crowds is a piece composed for Trumpet and Piano for an experimental 1920 film, 'Manhatta', which acclaimed composer Michael Nyman wrote in 2003. The title of the piece come...

At every turn Nyman has proved eminently practical. Not for him the ivory tower anguish of a tormented composer grappling with abstract systems. Rather he has consistently displayed an openness to col...

Music for the film Wonderland, for solo piano.

The Ballad of Kastriot Rexhepi was commissioned by the Santa Monica Museum of Arts as an original score for the installation The Ballad of Kastriot Rexhepi by MaryKelly. The words are used/reproduced...

This work, composed for Children's Voices and String Quintet, was commissioned by the Young People's Chorus of New York City. Conductor's score and String Parts are available from the Publishers. My t...

This work, composed for Children's Voices and String Quartet, was commissioned by the Young People's Chorus of New York City.

Arranged for saxophone quartet.

Arranged for saxophone quartet.

Commissioned by the Fine Arts Brass Ensemble for first performance at the 1991 Cambridge Festival. Duration 12 minutes. Set of parts is available for sale. Scored for 2 Trumpets, Horn, Trombone, Tuba.