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Simon Rackham
voc, frh, p, *1964 GB
Musician / Composer of Jazz
Simon Rackham (born 1964) is an English composer and artist. From 1983-1988, studied composition and French horn at the Royal Academy of Music (London).Probably best known for his work; ‘Which ever way your nose bends’ the first commission by the six piano ensemble Piano Circus, composed as a companion piece to Steve Reich’s ‘Six Pianos’ & released on their eponymous album by Argo Records (UK) in 1992.In the late eighties he co-founded the group ‘3 or 4 composers’ (with Laurence Crane, Helen Ottaway, Melanie Pappenheim & Jocelyn Pook).He has released over forty albums (mainly music for piano) through CD Baby. In 2012 his authorized arrangement for solo piano of Steve Reich’s ‘Clapping Music’ was released on the album ‘Which way is up?’.
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To the Right the Enemy, To the Left the Sea on An Anthology of Occasional Pieces, Pt. One by Simon Rackham Which Ever Way Your Nose Bends on Music For Multiple Pianos by Simon Rackham A Little French on An Anthology of Occasional Pieces, Pt. Five by Simon Rackham I Sometimes Call Them Too on An Anthology of Occasional Pieces, Pt. One by Simon Rackham Concordant Sounds on Chromatic Skies by Simon Rackham Chromatic Skies on Chromatic Skies by Simon Rackham Miscellaneous Four on Miscellaneous Music by Simon Rackham Something in F on Horizontal Muisc by Simon Rackham I Do, Do You? on An Anthology of Occasional Pieces, Pt. One by Simon Rackham The Architecture of Being on An Anthology of Occasional Pieces, Pt. One by Simon RackhamTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sextet / 1-100 / 16 / Which Ever Way Your Nose Bends | Piano Circus, Chris Fitkin / Michael Nyman / Tim Seddon / Simon Rackham | 1992 | Album |
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