Michael tippet biography
Michael tippet biography
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Michael Tippett
SirMichael Kemp TippettOMCHCBE (2 January 1905 – 8 January 1998) was an Englishcomposer.[1] He is one of the greatest and most original composers of the 20th century.
His work was published for the first time when he was 30 years old, and only become famous when he was about 40. The rhythms in his music and the tonality are very original. He is remembered for many kinds of music: opera, oratorio, orchestral music, chamber music and piano music.
Michael tippett biography
His oratorioA Child of our Time is especially well-known and often performed by choirs.
His life
[change | change source]Tippett was born in Eastcote, Middlesex and spent his childhood in a small village in Suffolk.
His father had retired and had bought a hotel in Cannes, France. Michael and his brother learned to speak French when they were very young. He was sent to school in Edinburgh when he was 13 but did not like it there so he went to the local Stamford Grammar School in Lincolnshire.
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