John Adams
- Type: Classical Composer
- Country: United States
- Born: 1947-02-15 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
- Active: 1970鈥損resent
Biography
John Adams, born on 15 February 1947 in Worcester, Massachusetts, is an American composer and conductor and one of the most performed living composers. Trained at Harvard University and based in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1971, he developed a post-minimalist language in works such as 'Shaker Loops' (1978), 'Harmonium' (1981) and 'Harmonielehre' (1985), published by #Boosey & Hawkes#. His operas with *Peter Sellars*, including 'Nixon in China' (1987) and 'Doctor Atomic' (2005), draw on recent history, and 'On the Transmigration of Souls' (2002) won the Pulitzer Prize for Music.
Genres
John Adams Discography
- Harmonium (1984) - Album - rated 3.24/5
- 25 Years (1998) - Compilation
- Gnarly Buttons; John's Alleged Book of Dances (1998) - Album - rated 3.38/5
- Harmonium; The Klinghoffer Choruses (2000) - Compilation - rated 3.67/5
- Road Movies (2004) - Album - rated 3.8/5
- The Dharma at Big Sur; My Father Knew Charles Ives (2006) - Album - rated 3.91/5