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Michael Parsons
perc, vn, *1938 GB, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
Composer of Classical
Michael Edward Parsons (born 12 December 1938) is a British composer. Since the 1960s, when he met Cornelius Cardew and helped found the Scratch Orchestra, Parsons has been strongly associated with the English school of experimental music.He was born in Bolton and studied at St John's College, Oxford before taking up composition lessons under Peter Racine Fricker at the Royal College of Music in London in 1961. In the 1960s he met Cornelius Cardew; Parsons attended Cardew's experimental music classes at Morley College since 1968. In 1969 Cardew, Parsons and fellow composer Howard Skempton founded the Scratch Orchestra, an experimental free ensemble devoted to performing contemporary music. The Orchestra broke up in early 1970s, partly as a result of the politization led by Cardew. Parsons
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| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patterns of Connection - Instrumental Music 1962-2017 | Michael Parsons - Apartment House | 2017 | Album |
| Piano Music | Tania Chen - Cornelius Cardew, Michael Parsons | 2011 | Album |
| Piano Music 1993 - 2007 | Michael Parsons Played By John Tilbury | 2008 | Album |
| Piano Music 1977-1996 | Michael Parsons | 1998 | Album |
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