Information AboutMark-anthony Turnage |
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Turnage's music is often in a characteristic personal style, with strong rhythmic thrust, involved jazz harmonies, colourful orchestration with prominent use of tuned and untuned percussion, and hints of various orchestrational sounds from Duke Ellington to 1970s TV detective series theme tunes. He enjoys the reputation of being one of the few modern classical composers who can write 'proper modern jazz'. He is the author of numerous Orchestra l and Chamber works, and of two widely-performed Operas . ''Greek'', first performed in 1988 , is based on Steven Berkoff 's adaptation of '' Oedipus The King '' to a modern setting. ''The Silver Tassie'', first performed in 2000 , is based on the play by Sean O'Casey . Other works include ''Three Screaming Popes'' (after the paintings by Francis Bacon ) and ''Your Rockaby'', a Concerto for Saxophone and orchestra. In 1990 , the post of Radcliffe Composer in Association with the City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra was created, and Turnage appointed. |
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