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George Benjamin Born: January 31, 1960; London, England
Benjamin began composing at the age of nine. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Messian and at Cambridge with Goehr. His orchestral piece =Ringed by the Flat Horizen= (1980) brought him early recognition. His reputation has grown with his continuing efforts, including =A Mind of Winter= (1981) for soprano and small orchestra and =At First= (1982), a piece for chamber ensemble.

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'Twas in the year that King Uzziah died (1)

A Mind of Winter (1)

Antara (2)

At First Light (2)

Attitude (1)

Dance Figures (1)

Flight (1)

Into the Little Hill (1)

Inventions (3) for Chamber Orchestra (1)

Meditation on Haydn's Name, for piano (1)

Octet (1)

Oilcantus (2)

Palimpsest (1)

Palimpsest II (1)

Panorama (1)

Ringed by the Flat Horizon (1)

Shadowlines (2)

Sometime Voices (1)

Sonata for Piano (1)

Studies (3) for Piano (1)

Sudden Time (2)

Two or Four (1)

Upon Silence (1)

Viola, Viola (2)

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