About George Benjamin
George Benjamin (born January 31, 1960, London, England) is a British composer of classical music. He is also a conductor, pianist and teacher. Benjamin attended Westminster School and then studied with Olivier Messiaen at the Paris Conservatoire during the second half of the 1970s. Messiaen himself was reported to have described Benjamin as his favourite pupil. He then read music at King's College, Cambridge, studying under Alexander Goehr, and emerged in his early twenties as a mature and confident voice.
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3 Studies: No. 2, Meditation on Haydn's Name
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Meditation on Haydn’s Name
Shadowlines: III Scherzando
Shadowlines: V Very freely, solemn and spacious
Shadowlines: VI Gently flowing, flexible
Three Miniatures for Solo Violin: II. A Canon for Sally
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Part One, Scene I: Chorus of Angels I
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