British composer
Laurence Crane
Born1961
BirthplaceOxford
CountryUnited Kingdom
GenderMale
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Biography
Laurence Crane (born 1961 in Oxford, UK) is a composer of contemporary classical music.
He studied at Nottingham University with Peter Nelson and Nigel Osborne.
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He is closely associated with the ensemble Apartment House, for whom he has written Riis (1996) and John White in Berlin (2003). He has written a considerable amount of piano music. Pianists who have performed his work include Michael Finnissy, Thalia Myers and John Tilbury.
A 1995 Gramophone review described Crane's music as "as minimal as you can get, and irresistibly droll".
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