John Pitts (composer)

John Pitts (sometimes credited as John Michael Pitts) is a British composer, born in Surrey in 1976.

Pitts studied Music at Bristol and Manchester Universities, and specializes in music for piano solo or multiple hands.[1] He was winner of the Philharmonia Orchestra Martin Musical Scholarship Fund Composition Prize 2003, and twice SPNM-shortlisted.[2] Composer of the album of piano music "Intensely Pleasant Music: 7 Airs & Fantasias and other piano music".[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] His setting of O Little Town of Bethlehem features on The Naxos Book of Carols sung by Tonus Peregrinus,[12] and his hymn Thy Way, Not Mine is included in Hymns and Songs of the Church,[13] another Naxos recording of Tonus Peregrinus.[14] Composer of "Are You Going?" for piano six hands, Pitts curated two Severnside Composers Alliance concerts of music for piano triet by living composers.[15] He is the younger brother of the British composer Antony Pitts.

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  1. John Pitts: Changes+; Toccata; 7 Airs & Fantasias for solo piano | Musical Opinion. Find Articles. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  2. "intensely pleasant music by John Pitts"
  3. "John Pitts (b1976) on Hyperion Records". Hyperion Records.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 September 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Album: Steven Kings, Intensely Pleasant Music: 7 Airs & Fantasias by John Pitts (TP/IPM) – Reviews, Classical. The Independent (17 April 2009). Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  6. Pitts Kings CDTPIPM08 [JW]: Classical Music Reviews – May 2009 MusicWeb-International. Musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  7. PITTS Airs CDTPIPM08 [JF]: Classical CD Reviews – April 2009 MusicWeb-International. Musicweb-international.com (21 August 2008). Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  8. Intensely Pleasant Music: 7 Airs & Fantasias and Other Piano Music By John Pitts: Steven Kings: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads. Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  9. John Pitts, Steven Kings – 7 Airs & Fantasias And Other Piano Music | CROSS RHYTHMS REVIEW. Crossrhythms.co.uk (25 June 2009). Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  10. Intensely pleasant music. Opusmusica.com. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  11. Classical Music :: The Classical Source :: John Pitts: Seven Airs & Fantasias :: Classical Music. The Classical Source (21 August 2008). Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  12. www.naxoscarols.com. www.naxoscarols.com. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  13. Gibbons: Hymns and Songs of the Church / Tonus Peregrinus. HBDirect. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  14. Hymns and Songs of the Church Archived 7 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Shop.thewelcomestranger.org. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  15. "Piano Music for Six Hands; The Shape of the Future? : Seen and Heard International".
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