Torke, Michael

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Name (Latin)
Torke, Michael
Other forms of name
Torke, Michael, 1961-
Date of birth
1961-09-22
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Composition (Music)
Music
Occupation
Composers
Pianists
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 201714
Wikidata: Q724998
Library of congress: n 86860620
Sources of Information
  • His Ceremony of innocence, c1986:t.p. (Michael Torke)
  • His The yellow pages ... [SR] p1990:label (Michael Torke) booklet, p. 4 (b. 1961)
  • Int. ww in mus., 14th ed.(Torke, Michael; b. 9-22-61, Milwaukee, Wis.; composer, pianist)
Wikipedia description:

Michael Torke (; born September 22, 1961) is an American composer who writes music influenced by jazz and minimalism. Torke was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he attended Wilson Elementary School, graduated from Wauwatosa East High School, and studied at the Eastman School of Music with Joseph Schwantner and Christopher Rouse, and at Yale University.

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