Operas and stage works · Nixon in China (1987) · The Death of Klinghoffer (1991) · I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky (song play) (1995) · El ...

John Adams, American composer and conductor whose works were among the most-performed of contemporary classical music. His best-known pieces include the ...

D · The Death of Klinghoffer · Doctor Atomic. F. A Flowering Tree. G. Girls of the Golden ...

Adams's Musical Style. His impressive body of work encompasses expressive and richly scored orchestral works such as Harmonium, Harmonielehre, and Naïve and ...

His stage works include Nixon in China, The Death of Klinghoffer, El Niño, Doctor Atomic, A Flowering Tree, the oratorio Gospel According to the Other Mary, ...

Nixon in China. First performance in 1987 · Nixon in China - English. First performance in 1987 · The Death of Klinghoffer. First performance in 1991 · The Death ...

25 июл. 2023 г. · Adams is known for works including the opera “Nixon in China” and concert pieces such as “Shaker Loops,” “Harmonielehre,” “Road Movies,” “ ...

His Nixon in China (1987) and The Death of Klinghoffer (1991) are two of the best-known operas of the late 20th century.

Adams' works encompass a whole range of genres: from chamber music to big orchestral works and a few operas. The Chairman Dances, a piece of music Adams ...

Blends the rhythmic vitality of Minimalism with late-Romantic orchestral harmonies and colors. Brought contemporary history to opera.