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Michael Tippett 1905 - 1998

The Lively Arts
24 April 1968 Radio 3
Sir Michael Tippett talks to Cary Tristram and Alexander Goehr about

	opera, The Midsummer Marriage moving away from mainstream tradition, the need for an audience to be receptive 0 min 55
	the influences in The Midsummer Marriage, W B Yeats, William Blake, moving away from storyline to offering a total experience 1 min 27

John Dunn Show
2 July 1984 Radio 2
Sir Michael Tippet talks to John Dunn about

	his process of writing, the Meditation, his ability to imagine music, the work as an experience not about anything, his delight and fear as the music is realised 3 min 31
	being a concientious objector ("conchie"), his sense of belonging among outcasts, the influence of this feeling on his work 0 min 46

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	Michael Tippett British composer One of the leading English composers of the 20th century, Sir Michael Tippett was also a pacifist and political radical reating the oratorio A Child of our Time as a protest against persecution and tyranny. Read more Further Links BBC News - Michael Tippett Orbituary BBC Music profile