FINNISSY, Michael
b London, 7 March 1946
He studied composition and piano at the Royal College of Music, London, and in Italy. He then formed a music department at the London School of Contemporary Dance, where he taught from 1969 to 1974. He has also lectured and taught at the Chelsea School of Art and at Dartington Summer School, and received several commissions.
1963-5 (17-19)
Song 5, for piano
963-7 (17-21)
Song 8, for piano
963-8 (17-22)
Le Dormeur du Val, for mezzo and ensemble
1964-5 (18-19)
Song 6, for ensemble
1965-6 (19-20)
Song 7, for piano
965-70 (19-24)
From the Revelations of Saint John the Divine, for soprano and ensemble
1966 (20)
Song.1, for soprano
966-7 (20-1)
Afar, for ensemble
1966-8 (20-2)
As When upon a Tranced Summer Night, for ensemble
1966-71 (20-5)
Horrorzone, for soprano and ensemble
1967 (21)
Untitled Piece to honour Igor Stravinsky, for flute
1967-8 (21-2)
Song 2, for ensemble
Song 4, for ensemble
1967-71 (21-5)
Jeanne d'Arc, for soprano and ensemble
1968 (22)
Song 10, for ensemble
Song 9, for piano
1969-71 (22-5)
Transformations of the Vampire, for ensemble
Autumnal, for piano
1969-74 (22-8)
World, for soli, chorus and orchestra
1969 (23)
n, for ensemble
1969-70 (23-4)
Folk-song Set, for voice and ensemble
1969-71 (23-5)
Song 11, for soprano and clarinet
1970 (24)
Alice I, for instruments
1970-5 (24-9)
Alice II, for cello
Alice III, for double-bass
1971 (25)
Babylon, for mezzo and ensemble
Untitled Piece to honour Igor Stravinsky for flute, viola and harp
1971-3 (25-7)
Tsuru-Kame, for soprano or alto, small female chorus, three dancers, flute, viola and two percussion
1972 (26)
Snowdrift, for piano
1972-3 (25-7)
Song 3, for soprano and ensemble
Song 12, for soprano and ensemble
1972-9 (25-33)
Mysteries, music-theatre:
The Parting of Darkness from Light
The Earthly Paradise
Noah and the Great Flood
The Prophecy of Daniel
The Parliament of Heaven
The Annunciation
The Betrayal and Crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth
The Deliverance of Souls
1973 (27)
Song 13, for violin
Circle, Chorus and Final Act, music-theatre
1973-5 (27-9)
Commedia dell'lncompresibile Potere che alcune Donne hanno sugli
Uommi, music-theatre
1973 (27-30)
Medea, music-theatre
1974 (28)
Wild Flowers, for two pianos
Evening, for alto saxophone, horn, trumpet, percussion, harp, cello and double-bass
Cipriano, for ten solo voices
Ives, for voices
1974-5 (28-9)
Orfeo, music-theatre
1975 (29)
Piano Concerto No 1
Bouffe, music-theatre
Ru Tchou - The Ascent of the Sun, for drummer
1975-6 (29-30)
Piano Concerto No 2
Offshore, for orchestra
1975-8 (29-32)
Tom Fool's Wooing, music-theatre
1976 (30)
Jazz, for piano
Song 17, for guitar
Song 18, for double-bass
Song 16, for soprano
Pathways of Sun and Stars, for orchestra
1975-7 (30-1)
Mr Punch, music-theatre
1977 (31)
Mine Eyes Awake, for soprano and piano interior
English Country Tunes, for piano
all.fall.down, for piano
All the Trees they are so High, for violin
Lost Lands, for ensemble
1977-78 (31-2)
Long Distance, for piano and ensemble
1978 (32)
Sir Tristran, for soprano and ensemble
Coro, for tenor and ensemble
Piano Concerto No 3
Runnin' Wild, for saxophone
Mountainfall, for mezzo
Ohi! Ohi! Ohi!, for solo voice
1978-9 (32-3)
Piano Concerto No 4
Fast Dances, Slow Dances, for piano
Piano Studies
1979 (33)
Talawva, for mezzo and ensemble
. . . fairest noonday . . ., for tenor and piano
Alongside, for ensemble
Kagamishi, for flute and harp
Grainger, for piano
Sikangnuga, for flute
Sinomi, for percussion
1979-80 (33-4)
Sea and Sky for orchestra
1980 (34)
Lord Melbourne, for soprano, clarinet and piano
Green Bushes, for contralto and piano
Piano Concerto No 5
Boogie-Woogie, for piano
Nancarrow, for piano
Moon's Goin' Down, for solo voice or instrument
1980-1 (34-5)
Piano Concerto No 6
Nobody's Song, for string quartet
1981-3 (34-7)
Whitman, for voice and instruments
1981 (35)
Piano Concerto No 7
Kelir, for six voices
Tree Setting, for piano
Jisei, for ensemble
Reels, for piano
White Rain, for piano or clavichord
Duru-duru, for mezzo, flute, percussion and piano
Stomp, for accordion
Andimironnai, for solo cello
Keroiylu, for oboe, bassoon and piano
Yalli, for solo cello
Terekkeme, for solo cembalo
Rushes, for piano
1982 (36)
Warara, for tenor, flute, clarinet and two percussion
Aijal, for flute, oboe and percussion
Banumbirr, for ensemble
Tya, for ensemble
Mississippi Hornpipe, for violin and piano
Dilok, for oboe and percussion
Gerhana, for solo percussion
Anninnia, for soprano and piano
1982-3 (36-7)
Ouraa, for ensemble
1982-4 (36-8)
Lyrics and Limericks, for voice and piano
1983 (37)
Vaudeville, for mezzo, baritone and ensemble
Australian Sea Shanties, for voices, recorders and piano
Soda Fountain, for voices and cymbals
1983 4 (37-8)
Ngano, for soli, chorus, flute and percussion
1984 (38)
Catana, for ensemble
Delal, for trumpet and piano