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Cornelius Cardew
p, vc, 1936-1981 GB
Musician / Composer of Jazz, Classical and Electronic
A.k.a. Brian Cornelius McDonough Cardew
Cornelius Cardew (7 May 1936–13 December 1981) was an English avant-garde composer, and founder (with Howard Skempton and Michael Parsons) of the Scratch Orchestra, an experimental performing ensemble. He later rejected the avant-garde in favour of a politically motivated 'people's liberation music'. His sons Horace Cardew and Walter Cardew are also musicians.
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Plays With
| AMM |
| The Scratch Orchestra |
Popular Tracks 
Drumming: Part II on Reich: Drumming, Music for Mallet Instruments, 6 Pianos by Steve Reich, Jay Clayton & Joan La Barbara Sailing the Seas Depends on the Helmsman on Four Principles in Irland by Cornelius Cardew Drumming: Part IV on Reich: Drumming, Music for Mallet Instruments, 6 Pianos by Steve Reich, Jay Clayton & Joan La Barbara The Great Learning: Paragraph 7 on Cardew: The Great Learning / Bedford: Two Poems For Chorus On Words by The Scratch Orchestra, Cornelius Cardew, Helmut Franz & NDR Chor The Great Learning: Paragraph 2 on Cardew: The Great Learning / Bedford: Two Poems For Chorus On Words by The Scratch Orchestra, Cornelius Cardew, Helmut Franz & NDR Chor Father Murphy on Four Principles in Irland by Cornelius Cardew The East Is Red on Four Principles in Irland by Cornelius Cardew The Croppy Boy on Four Principles in Irland by Cornelius Cardew Revolution Is the Main Trend in the World Today on Four Principles in Irland by Cornelius Cardew Red Flag Prelude on Four Principles in Irland by Cornelius CardewTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treatise | Cornelius Cardew, Gerauschhersteller | 2018 | Album |
| The Great Treatise Serves | Noël Akchoté, Cornelius Cardew | 2016 | Album |
| Treatise (Harsh-Noise Version) | Cornelius Cardew - Nicolas Horvath | 2013 | Album |
| Piano Music | Tania Chen - Cornelius Cardew, Michael Parsons | 2011 | Album |
| The Great Learning | Cornelius Cardew | 2010 | Album |
| Works 1960–70 | Cornelius Cardew, John Tilbury / Michael Francis Duch / Rhodri Davies | 2010 | Album |
| Treatise | Cornelius Cardew - Oren Ambarchi, Keith Rowe | 2009 | Album |
| Treatise | Cornelius Cardew / The QUaX Ensemble / Petr Kotik | 2009 | Album |
| Consciously | Cornelius Cardew | 2006 | Album |
| Material | Cornelius Cardew | 2004 | Album |
| The Great Learning / Two Poems | Cornelius Cardew / David Bedford | 2002 | Album |
| We Only Want The Earth | Cornelius Cardew | 2001 | Album |
| Chamber Music 1955 - 1964 | Cornelius Cardew - Apartment House | 2001 | Album |
| We Sing For The Future! | Cornelius Cardew - Frederic Rzewski | 2001 | Album |
| Treatise | Cornelius Cardew | 1999 | Album |
| Piano Music 1959-1970 | Cornelius Cardew - John Tilbury | 1996 | Album |
| Piano Music | Cornelius Cardew | 1991 | Album |
| ...Auf Gefährlicher Waage... | Gerhard Stäbler / Cornelius Cardew / Nicolaus A. Huber / Helmut Lachenmann | 1986 | Album |
| Thälmann Variations | Cornelius Cardew | 1986 | Album |
| Cornelius Cardew Memorial Concert | Cornelius Cardew | 1985 | Album |
| Four Principles On Ireland And Other Pieces (1974) | Cornelius Cardew | 1975 | Album |
| The Great Learning | Cornelius Cardew & The Scratch Orchestra | 1971 | Album |
| Werke Für Gitarre Solo | Leo Brouwer, Gaspar Sanz, Luis de Narváez, Fernando Sor, Cornelius Cardew, Hans Werner Henze | 1971 | Album |
| Howard Skempton's Cardew Retrospective | Cornelius Cardew, Howard Skempton | Single |
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