Michael Nyman, English composer of minimalist music and pianist

Michael Nyman

English composer and pianist (born 1944)

Michael Laurence Nyman, CBE is an English composer, pianist, librettist, musicologist, and filmmaker. He is known for numerous film scores, and his multi-platinum soundtrack album to Jane Campion's The Piano. He has written a number of operas, including The Man Who Mistook His…