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The Michael Nyman Band | |
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| Also known as | Campiello Band |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Contemporary classical music Minimalist music Film scores |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Labels | Piano EMI/Virgin/Venture/Caroline Editions EG Jay Argo SLC Warner Bros. MN Music |
| Members | Michael Nyman Andrew Findon David Roach Kate Musker Tony Hinnigan Simon Haram Martin Elliott Nigel Barr Toby Coles Paul Gardham Ian Humphries Gabrielle Lester |
| Past members | Alexander Balanescu John Harle Elisabeth Perry Steve Saunders David Fuest Jonathan Carney Graham Ashton Clare Connors David Rix Richard Clews Marjorie Dunn Ann Morfee Bill Hawkes Katherine Shave Bruce White Nigel Gomm Georgina Born |
The Michael Nyman Band, formerly known as the Campiello Band, is a group formed as a street band for a 1976 production of Carlo Goldoni's 1756 play, Il Campiello directed by Bill Bryden at the Old Vic.[1][2] The band did not wish to break up after the production ended, so its director, Michael Nyman, began composing music for the group to perform, beginning with "In Re Don Giovanni", written in 1977.[3] Originally made up of old instruments such as rebecs, sackbuts and shawms alongside more modern instruments like the banjo and saxophone to produce as loud a sound as possible without amplification, it later switched to a fully amplified line-up of string quartet, double bass, clarinet, three saxophones, horn, trumpet, bass trombone, bass guitar, and piano. This lineup has been variously altered and augmented for some works.
- ^ "Michael Nyman Band turns 40". www.wisemusicclassical.com. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "From the Archive: Michael Nyman Band | Barbican". www.barbican.org.uk. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ Gagné, Nicole V. (17 July 2019). Historical Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Classical Music. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 250–251. ISBN 978-1-5381-2298-3.