Cornelius Cardew was known in for his avant-garde compositions and also as a political composer.
British composer; (1936-1981). He was Karlheinz Stockhausen's assistant (1958-60), founder of the Scratch Orchestra (1966-1971), a member of the Peoples Liberation Music group, and founder member of the Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist) in 1979. Killed in 1981 by a hit and run driver in Leyton, East London.
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Short biography from CD liner notes "Piano Music".
Concert review.
Members of the orchestra compiled by Music Now.
Concert review.
Members of the orchestra compiled by Music Now.
Short biography from CD liner notes "Piano Music".
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