Michael Torke is one of the leading American composers of his generation * His kinetic, brilliantly scored 'post-minimalist' works often make hidden reference to popular idioms * Music spans virtually every genre, including opera, orchestral, ensemble, chamber, and solo pieces * One of the most widely choreographed composers with danceworks by Peter Martins for New York City Ballet, Glen Tetley, Jiri Kylian, James Kudelka and Ulysses Dove, among others * Strongly associates pitches and chords with specific colours; has often named his pieces for those colours and the moods they evoke
"The idea that rhythm is intrinsically human — not just primitive — that we all have hearts that beat at a steady rate and don't stop...reminds me of life itself. In that sense my music is like certain popular music where the rhythm drives from beginning to end." — Michael Torke
Britten's pacifist masterwork, combining war poetry by Wilfred Owen with the Latin Requiem Mass, is included in the Masterworks Library of full scores, ideal for conductors, students and music lovers.
