Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1892-08-14
Death 1988-10-15
English
English, French, Italian, Undetermined

Biographical notes:

Kaikhosru Sorabji (1892-1988) was an English composer and critic. Born Leon Dudley, he changed his name as a result of his interest in the Parsi (Zoroastrian) community. His compositions were unusual, sometimes employing as many as seven staves. He performed across Europe in the 1920s and 1930s but in 1940 announced a ban on all performances of his music without his express permission, though he continued to compose (he lifted the ban in 1976). He was also active as an essayist and critic.

From the guide to the Kaikhosru Sorabji Music Scores, 1918-1980, undated, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

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Subjects:

  • Concertos (Piano)
  • Concertos (Piano)
  • Concertos (Piano)
  • Concertos (Piano with string ensemble)
  • Dies irae (Music)
  • Mallarmé, Stéphane
  • Manuscripts
  • Music
  • Music
  • Orchestral music
  • Piano
  • Piano music
  • Piano music
  • Piano quintets
  • Piano with orchestra
  • Quintets (Flute, violins (2), viola, violoncello)
  • Sacred songs (Medium voice) with organ
  • Solo cantatas, Secular (Medium voice)
  • Sonatas (Piano)
  • Songs (High voice) with piano
  • Songs (Medium voice) with chamber orchestra
  • Songs with piano
  • Symphonies
  • Symphonies (Organ)
  • Symphonies (Piano)
  • Symphonies (Piano with orchestra)
  • Toccata
  • Variations (Piano with orchestra)
  • Variations (Piano with orchestra), Arranged
  • Concertos (Piano)
  • Concertos (Piano)
  • Music
  • Piano music

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  • Arrangers
  • Composers

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