He was born in Chile, where he studied at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música [es] composition with Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt and piano with Flora Guerra.[1] He moved to Italy and worked as apprentice in films by Franco Zeffirelli (Romeo and Juliet) and Pier Paolo Pasolini (Teorema). He then settled in London, initially working nights as accompanist to American cabaret singer Militia Battlefield (portrayed in Jana Bokova's 1975 documentary film of the same name,[2] and days as pianist repetiteur at The Dance Centre (Covent Garden) for various dance teachers among which: Errol Addison, Matt Mattox, Brigitte Kelly and John O'Brien.
In 1977 he wrote the music for the full-length dance-theatre work "Cruel Garden", choreographed by Christopher Bruce, scenario and direction by Lindsay Kemp. The piece, based on the life and death of Federico García Lorca,[3] has since been staged by various dance companies in the UK,[4][5] Germany and the USA.[6] The BBC television adaptation, directed by Colin Nears, won the Prix Italia Music-1982.[7]
His association with Lindsay Kemp began with his earliest creation for Rambert Dance Co., the recently revived ballet "The Parades Gone By".[8][9] He then joined the Lindsay Kemp Company writing the music and collaborating in the creation of various dance-theatre productions that toured Europe, the Americas, Israel, Singapore, Japan and Australia: "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Mr. Punch's Pantomime", "Duende, Poema Fantastico per F. Garcia Lorca",[10]"The Big Parade" (Producciones Julio Alvarez), "Nijinsky il Matto" (Teatro Alla Scala, Milano), "Cinderella, a Gothic Operetta" (Cenicienta S.L), "Variété" (Susumu Matahira-Tate Corporation), "Dreamdances" (Italian tour 2001)[11] and "Elizabeth I, the last dance"[12][13]
Carlos Miranda has produced scores for movies directed by independent Spanish film-makers, among which: Celestino Coronado’s "Hamlet" (1977)[14] and "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1984),[15]Manuel Huerga's "Gaudì" (1988), Félix Rotaeta's "The Pleasure of Killing" (1988) and "Chatarra" (1991).
In 1993 he conducted the Orquestra de Cambra Teatre Lliure in performances of his score for the full-length ballet "El Jardiner" for Compañía de Danza Gelabert Azzopardi. In 1997 he wrote the piece "Quell Inocente Figlio" for the BBC Radio 3 series "The Schubert Songbook". In 2004 he composed and recorded the music for multimedia dance spectacle "Glimpse"[18][19] (Barcelona FORUM) collaborating with choreographer/dancer Cesc Gelabert and American media-dance filmmaker Charles Atlas. That year he also wrote the instrumental piece "Del Amor Insomne Noche" (City of London Festival) later recorded for BBC Radio 3 by the Galliard Ensemble Wind Quintet, with Lucy Wakeford (harp) and Colin Currie (marimba).
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For the Puerto Rican judoka see Carlos Miranda judoka In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Miranda and the second or maternal family name is Cordal Luis Carlos Miranda Cordal born Santiago Chile 17 July 1945 also known as Carlos Miranda is a Spanish composer pianist conductor and actor Carlos MirandaCarlos Miranda in 2013Born 1945 01 17 17 January 1945Santiago ChileNationalitySpanish ChileanAlma materThe Royal College of Music LondonOccupation s Music composer pianist conductor and actor Contents 1 Life and career 2 Films as an actor 3 Discography 4 Awards 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksLife and career EditHe was born in Chile where he studied at the Conservatorio Nacional de Musica es composition with Gustavo Becerra Schmidt and piano with Flora Guerra 1 He moved to Italy and worked as apprentice in films by Franco Zeffirelli Romeo and Juliet and Pier Paolo Pasolini Teorema He then settled in London initially working nights as accompanist to American cabaret singer Militia Battlefield portrayed in Jana Bokova s 1975 documentary film of the same name 2 and days as pianist repetiteur at The Dance Centre Covent Garden for various dance teachers among which Errol Addison Matt Mattox Brigitte Kelly and John O Brien He won a British Council Scholarship to the Royal College of Music in London studying piano with Harry Platts composition with John Lambert and conducting with Vernon Handley After graduating he joined the Rambert Dance Company 1974 78 as pianist and resident composer playing and writing scores for both dance performances and concerts with the Mercury Ensemble citation needed In 1977 he wrote the music for the full length dance theatre work Cruel Garden choreographed by Christopher Bruce scenario and direction by Lindsay Kemp The piece based on the life and death of Federico Garcia Lorca 3 has since been staged by various dance companies in the UK 4 5 Germany and the USA 6 The BBC television adaptation directed by Colin Nears won the Prix Italia Music 1982 7 His association with Lindsay Kemp began with his earliest creation for Rambert Dance Co the recently revived ballet The Parades Gone By 8 9 He then joined the Lindsay Kemp Company writing the music and collaborating in the creation of various dance theatre productions that toured Europe the Americas Israel Singapore Japan and Australia A Midsummer Night s Dream Mr Punch s Pantomime Duende Poema Fantastico per F Garcia Lorca 10 The Big Parade Producciones Julio Alvarez Nijinsky il Matto Teatro Alla Scala Milano Cinderella a Gothic Operetta Cenicienta S L Variete Susumu Matahira Tate Corporation Dreamdances Italian tour 2001 11 and Elizabeth I the last dance 12 13 Carlos Miranda has produced scores for movies directed by independent Spanish film makers among which Celestino Coronado s Hamlet 1977 14 and A Midsummer Night s Dream 1984 15 Manuel Huerga s Gaudi 1988 Felix Rotaeta s The Pleasure of Killing 1988 and Chatarra 1991 In 1992 Carlos Miranda composed the music and conducted the Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra for the Parade of Nations during the 1992 Summer Olympics 16 17 and also created the soundtrack for the official video of the Seville Expo 92 In 1993 he conducted the Orquestra de Cambra Teatre Lliure in performances of his score for the full length ballet El Jardiner for Compania de Danza Gelabert Azzopardi In 1997 he wrote the piece Quell Inocente Figlio for the BBC Radio 3 series The Schubert Songbook In 2004 he composed and recorded the music for multimedia dance spectacle Glimpse 18 19 Barcelona FORUM collaborating with choreographer dancer Cesc Gelabert and American media dance filmmaker Charles Atlas That year he also wrote the instrumental piece Del Amor Insomne Noche City of London Festival later recorded for BBC Radio 3 by the Galliard Ensemble Wind Quintet with Lucy Wakeford harp and Colin Currie marimba Films as an actor EditAmong the films he has acted in Velvet Goldmine Todd Haynes 1998 Mauvais Esprit Patrick Alessandrin 2003 The Feast of the Goat Luis Llosa 2005 Goya s Ghosts Milos Forman 2006 Karol The Pope The Man made for TV Giacomo Battiato 2006 and The Promise Terry George 2016 The Assassination of Trotsky 1972 Sheldon Harte Chronicle of a Death Foretold 1987 A Show of Force 1990 Thug Havana 1990 Inspector No 1 Captain Ron 1992 Pirate Velvet Goldmine 1998 Pianist Duplo Exilio 2001 INS Agent 1 The Feast of the Goat 2005 Antonio Imbert Barrera Los Reyes La verdadera historia de Buster y El Camaleon 2014 CoronelDiscography EditCarlos Miranda A Midsummer Night s Dream The Lindsay Kemp Co CD Fone Records Carlos Miranda The Big Parade The Lindsay Kemp Co CD Fone Records Carlos Miranda Cinderella a gothic operetta CD Miranda Records Chilean Music of the 20th Century Volumes VII and VIII Luis Carlos Miranda pianistAwards Edit Cruel Garden Special Award 1979 Belgrade International Theatre Festival BITEF 20 Dancers film directed by John Chesworth Derek Hart Special Prize for Music Krakow Film Festival 1979 21 A Midsumer night s Dream Special Award 1981 Belgrade International Theatre Festival BITEF 22 Cruel Garden Prix Italia Music 1982 23 See also EditCarlos Miranda Interview BBC Radio 3 Sogno di una notte di mezza estate archivio di 393 diapositive Pino Addante photographer Cruel Garden in 50 Years in Dance Rene Amengual Sonatina 1939 played by Luis Carlos Miranda piano Elizabeth I the last dance in Lorenzo Cutuli s sketches for the set Glimpse Portfolio Barcelona 1992 Olympic Ceremonies Barcelona 1992 Olympics Spanish Team Parade Carlos Miranda portrait of the Chilean composer Prato 1983References Edit Flora Guerra Biografia portadesign s r o Database Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival Dance The Spectator Archive As cruel as it ever was The Daily Telegraph 16 May 1998 Archived from the original on 21 February 2016 Article in The Independent about Cruel Garden 1998 CRUEL GARDEN ON THE ARTS NETWORK The New York Times 5 December 1984 Prix Italia Music Past Editions Winners PDF Archived from the original PDF on 17 February 2016 Rambert Dance Company Spring Tour 2002 criticaldance com ballet and modern dance forum Archived from the original on 30 August 2002 Retrieved 3 January 2016 John Percival 19 May 2002 The Parades Gone By Sadler s Wells London The Independent El Pais article on Duende poema fantastico per Federico Garcia Lorca in Spanish 1980 On Dreamdances Italy review in Italian Article on Elizabeth I The Last Dance filminScreen Arts Hub Madrid Teatro article on Elizabeth I the last dance 2010 in Spanish Kenneth S Rothwell 28 October 2004 A History of Shakespeare on film ISBN 9780521543118 Derek Malcolm London Film Festival A Midsummer Night s Dream San Francisco International Film Festival NICK KIMBERLEY 24 July 1992 MUSIC Competitive scoring Nick Kimberley talked to Olympic composer The Independent XAVIER HOSTE Barcelona 21 June 2012 Una flecha ilumino Barcelona El Periodico The Interactive Imaginings of a Spaniard in the Spotlight Article in The New York Times about Glimpse 2004 Dance Review A Glimpse into the senses Pittsburgh Post Gazette 2004 Belgrade International Theatre Festival 1979 Awards Archived from the original on 5 September 2016 Retrieved 18 March 2016 Krakow Film Festival 1979 Awards Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 18 March 2016 Belgrade International Theatre Festival 1981 Awards Archived from the original on 5 September 2016 Retrieved 18 March 2016 Prix Italia Music Past Editions Winners PDF Archived from the original PDF on 17 February 2016 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carlos Miranda composer Carlos Miranda Website Carlos Miranda at IMDb Entry on Carlos Miranda and Del Amor Insomne Noche Performing Arts Collector s Home entry on A Midsummer Night s Dream 1985 Designing Shakespeare Collection Performance details on A Midsummer Night s Dream Cruel Garden film on IMDB The Oxford Dictionary of dance entry on Cruel Garden Josep Carreras Barcelona Summer Olympics 1992 Barcelona olimpica Musica de los Juegos in Spanish permanent dead link 40 Years of Dance on BBC Television from Karsavina to Mukhamedov from The moor s pavane to Strange fish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carlos Miranda amp oldid 1144123974, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
