C. P. First (Craig P. First, born March 16, 1960) is an American composer of the avant-garde. He was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Recognized primarily for his chamber music, he has also composed opera, orchestral and electronic music. His music is characterized by its taut, often disturbing drama, and carefully calculated, discordant atonal language.
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Bruce Mather
Canadian composer
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David Horne
Scottish composer, pianist and teacher
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John Harbison
American composer
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Esa-Pekka Salonen
Finnish conductor and composer
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William Sydeman
American composer
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Mark-Anthony Turnage
English composer
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Shulamit Ran
American composer
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Georg Friedrich Haas
Austrian composer
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Bernard Rands
British composer
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Joseph Schwantner
American composer
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Ernst Toch
Austrian composer
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Henri Pousseur
Belgian composer
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Evan Ziporyn
American composer
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Costin Miereanu
French composer
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Michael Nyman
English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist and musicologist
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George Crumb
American composer
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Louis Andriessen
Dutch composer and pianist
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Oliver Knussen
British composer and conductor