Michael Torke


Michael Torke
Born: b. 1961
Education/Training: Yale University
Best Known For: his compositions practically define post-Minimalism, a music which eclectic young composers utilize the repetitive structures of a previous generation to incorporate musical techniques from both the classical tradition and the contemprary pop world
Notable Compositions:
Ecstatic Orange, Yellow Pages, Color Music, Javelin, Four Seasons, Disney Millennium Symphony, Strawberry Fields, Rapture, An American Abroad

Assignments:
founded Ecstatic Records; Associate Composer of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Curious Facts:
a musical, House of Mirth; a ballet, Italian Straw Hat

REPERTOIRE: Book of Proverbs

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REPERTOIRE: Opening

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REPERTOIRE: The Door Turns

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REPERTOIRE: Better a Dry Crust

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REPERTOIRE: The Whip for the Horse

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REPERTOIRE: The Way of an Eagle

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REPERTOIRE: Drink our Fill of Love

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REPERTOIRE: Like the Man who Seizes

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REPERTOIRE: Boast Not of Tomorrow

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