Birtwistle

American  

[burt-wis-uhl] / ˈbɜrtˌwɪs əl /

noun

1. Sir Harrison, 1934–2022, English composer, most notably of operas.

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Birtwistle British  

/ ˈbɜːtˌwɪsəl /

noun

1. Sir Harrison . born 1934, English composer, whose works include the operas Punch and Judy (1967), The Mask of Orpheus (1984), Gawain (1991), Exody (1998), and The Minotaur (2008)

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Example Sentences

In 2020, Hodges recorded “A Bag of Bagatelles,” which wove together works by Beethoven and Harrison Birtwistle, a close collaborator.

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2023

Hodges also plans to record an album with works by Debussy and contemporary composers, similar to his double portrait of Beethoven and Birtwistle.

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2023

Michael Birtwistle, associate director from the Ada Lovelace Institute, carries out independent research, and said he welcomed the idea of regulation but warned about "significant gaps" in the UK's approach which could leave harms unaddressed.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2023

When Harrison Birtwistle died Monday at 87, he became the sixth pioneering composer who came to prominence in the 1960s that we lost in less than nine months.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2022

The “Nelson” furnace, patented in 1885 by Messrs Richmond and Birtwistle, was erected at Nelson-in-Marsden, Lancashire, but being very costly in working was abandoned.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various