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John Casken
p, *1949 GB
Composer of Classical
John Casken (born 1949) is an English composer, born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England.Casken read music at the University of Birmingham, studying composition and contemporary music with John Joubert and Peter Dickinson. He then went on to study in Poland with Andrzej Dobrowolski on a Polish government scholarship at the Academy of Music in Warsaw, from 1971 to 1972. During this time he began to have regular consultations with Witold Lutosławski, with whom he formed a close association and friendship. Casken has since written articles on the music of Lutosławski, including the contribution of the chapter "The Visionary and Dramatic in the music of Lutosławski" to Zbigniew Skowron's Lutosławski Studies. Casken left Poland to return to Birmingham as a lecturer in 1973. After a Fellowship at Hu
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The Dream of the Rood: I. Procession I (The Dream) on The Dream of the Rood by The Hilliard Ensemble, Asko Schönberg & Clark Rundell That Subtle Knot: I. Calm on Bartók / Casken / Beethoven by Ruth Killius, John Casken, Thomas Zehetmair, Béla Bartók, Royal Northern Sinfonia & Ludwig van Beethoven Cello Concerto: IIb. Through Silvern Air on Casken: Darting the Skiff, Maharal Dreaming, Cello Concerto & Vaganza by John Casken, Heinrich Schiff & Northern Sinfonia The Dream of the Rood: III. Dream of Fear on The Dream of the Rood by The Hilliard Ensemble, Asko Schönberg & Clark Rundell Uncertain Sea on Casken: Uncertain Sea by John Casken, National Youth Choir Of Great Britain, Cameron Mitchell & Ben Parry The Dream of the Rood: V. Procession II (The Torn Tree) on The Dream of the Rood by The Hilliard Ensemble, Asko Schönberg & Clark Rundell The Dream of the Rood: II. Motet of Angels on The Dream of the Rood by The Hilliard Ensemble, Asko Schönberg & Clark Rundell The Dream of the Rood: XIII. Motet of the Rood on The Dream of the Rood by The Hilliard Ensemble, Asko Schönberg & Clark Rundell The Dream of the Rood: IV. Interlude I on The Dream of the Rood by The Hilliard Ensemble, Asko Schönberg & Clark Rundell That Subtle Knot: II. Floating on Bartók / Casken / Beethoven by Ruth Killius, John Casken, Thomas Zehetmair, Béla Bartók, Royal Northern Sinfonia & Ludwig van BeethovenTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darting The Skiff / Maharal Dreaming / Vaganza | John Casken | 1995 | Album |
| Kasseler Avantgarde-Reihe | Makoto Shinohara · Ryohei Hirose · Winfried Michel · Daniel Masuch · Isa Rühling · John Casken | 1994 | Album |
| Cello Concerto | John Casken | 1993 | Album |
| The Moving Fires Of Evening | John Casken | 1984 | Album |
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