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Oliver Knussen

British composer and conductor

Stuart Oliver Knussen (12 June 1952 – 8 July 2018) was a British composer of contemporary classical music and conductor. Among the most influential British composers of his generation, his relatively few compositions are "rooted in 20th-century modernism, [but] beholden to no school but his own"

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Works

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  • "...upon one note"
  • Autumnal, op. 14
  • Autumnal, op. 14: I. Nocturne
  • Autumnal, op. 14: II. Serenade
  • Cantata, op. 15
  • Choral, op. 8
  • Cleveland Pictures
  • Concerto for Horn, op. 28
  • Concerto for Horn, op. 28: I. Intrada
  • Concerto for Horn, op. 28: II. Fantastico
  • Concerto for Horn, op. 28: III. Cadenza
  • Concerto for Horn, op. 28: IV. Envoi
  • Coursing, op. 17
  • Fanfares for Tanglewood
  • Flourish with Fireworks, op. 22
  • Frammenti da Chiara, op. 19a
  • Higglety Pigglety Pop!, op. 21
  • Music for a Puppet Court, op. 11
  • Music for a Puppet Court, op. 11: I. Puzzle I - "Iste tenor ascendit"
  • Music for a Puppet Court, op. 11: II. Toyshop Music After "tris"
  • Music for a Puppet Court, op. 11: III. Antiphon (after "Iste tenor ascendit..")
  • Music for a Puppet Court, op. 11: IV. Puzzle II - "tris"
  • Océan de Terre, op. 10
  • Ophelia Dances, op. 13
  • Ophelia's Last Dance, op. 32
  • Prayer Bell Sketch, op. 29
  • Requiem: Songs for Sue, op. 33
  • Requiem: Songs for Sue, op. 33: I. From Emily Dickinson
  • Requiem: Songs for Sue, op. 33: II. Antonio Machado
  • Requiem: Songs for Sue, op. 33: III. W. H. Auden
  • Requiem: Songs for Sue, op. 33: IV. Rainer Maria Rilke
  • Secret Psalm
  • Songs without Voices
  • Study for "Metamorphosis"
  • Symphony no. 2, op. 7
  • Symphony no. 2, op. 7: "Die Ratten". Adagio - II. Scorrevole
  • Symphony no. 2, op. 7: A Tempo - IV. "An die Schwester". Andante
  • Symphony no. 2, op. 7: I. Allegro - Scuro - Spettrale
  • Symphony no. 2, op. 7: III. "Edge". Lentissimo
  • Symphony no. 3, op. 18
  • The Way to Castle Yonder, op. 21a
  • The Way to Castle Yonder, op. 21a: I. The Journey to the Big White House
  • The Way to Castle Yonder, op. 21a: II. Kleine Trauermusik
  • The Way to Castle Yonder, op. 21a: III. The Ride to Castle Yonder
  • Three Little Fantasies
  • Three Little Fantasies: No. 1. Tempo giusto
  • Three Little Fantasies: No. 2. Lento e calmo
  • Three Little Fantasies: No. 3. Vivace
  • Trumpets, op. 12
  • Turba
  • Two Organa, op. 27
  • Two Organa, op. 27: I. Notre Dame des Jouets
  • Two Organa, op. 27: II. Organum to Honour the 20th Anniversary of the Schönberg Ensemble
  • Variations on "Sumer is icumen in": Oliver Knussen
  • Variations, op. 24
  • Violin Concerto, op. 30
  • Violin Concerto, op. 30: I. Recitative
  • Violin Concerto, op. 30: II. Aria
  • Violin Concerto, op. 30: III. Gigue
  • Where the Wild Things Are, op. 20
  • Whitman Settings, op. 25
  • Whitman Settings, op. 25: No. 1. When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer
  • Whitman Settings, op. 25: No. 2. A Noiseless Patient Spider
  • Whitman Settings, op. 25: No. 3. The Dalliance of the Eagles
  • Whitman Settings, op. 25: No. 4. The Voice of the Rain
  • Whitman Settings, op. 25a
  • Whitman Settings, op. 25a: I. When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer
  • Whitman Settings, op. 25a: II. A Noiseless Patient Spider
  • Whitman Settings, op. 25a: III. The Dalliance of the Eagles
  • Whitman Settings, op. 25a: IV. The Voice of the Rain