Gary Carpenter (born 1951) is a British composer, of concert music and film scores, and also operas and musicals. He is a Visiting Professor at the

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and the

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. He was Associate Music Director for the film ''

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'', putting together the ensemble

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for the occasion. Carpenter's piece ''Dadaville'' premiered at the First Night of the Proms, on 17 July 2015.

Works

Orchestra

*''Satie Variations'' (1993) *''Dadaville'' (2015)

Ensemble

*''Da Capo'' (1981) *''Die Flimmerkiste'' (1983) *''Ein Musikalisches Snookerspiel'' (1991) for wind octet *''Pantomime'' (1995) for

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*''Distanza'' (2004) *''After Braque'' (2006)

Instrumental

* Clarinet Sonata (1991) *''Van Assendelft's Vermeer'' (2004) for clavichord

Dance

*''Children's Games'' (1978) for

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, electronic score, work includes also music from the ''

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'' by Mahler *''Interactions'' (1980) for

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Musical

*''The Streets of London'' (1980), libretto by Ian Barnett

Opera

*''The Lost Domain'' (1984), three acts, libretto by Ian Barnett based on ''

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'' *''Doggone'' (1990), one act, libretto by Simon Nicholson *''Nyanyushka'' (2007), one of six pieces making up ''Blind Date'', libretto by Simon Nicholson

Radio drama

*''The One Alone'' (1987), verse drama by

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Soundtracks

*''The Wicker Man'' (1973), continuous soundtrack by

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and Carpenter including folk song material *''

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'' (2005) *'' Ravenous'',

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, orchestration with

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carpenter, Gary 1951 births Living people British multi-instrumentalists British film score composers British musical theatre composers British male classical composers