Nico Asher Muhly (; born August 26, 1981) is an American

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composer and arranger who has worked and recorded with both classical and pop musicians. A prolific composer, he has composed for many notable symphony orchestras and chamber ensembles and has had two operas commissioned by the

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. Since 2006, he has released nine studio albums, many of which are collaborative, including 2017's '' Planetarium'' with Sufjan Stevens,

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& James McAlister. He is a member of the Icelandic music collective and record label

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Biography

Early years and personal life

Muhly was born in

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to Bunny Harvey, a painter and teacher at

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, and Frank Muhly, a documentary filmmaker.Richards, Charlie
"Boy Wonder"
'' The Advocate'', 12 August 2008, Retrieved on 20 November 2017 Muhly was raised in

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, and sang in the choir at Grace Episcopal Church in Providence. He began studying piano at age 10. Muhly went on to study at the

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in Providence. As part of a dual-degree program, he attended

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

and the

Juilliard School The Juilliard School ( ) is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the most el ...

. He graduated from the former in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and received a Master's degree in music in 2004 from Juilliard, where he studied composition with John Corigliano and Christopher Rouse. In 2014, he told the ''

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'' that he lives in the

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neighborhood of

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in New York City with his boyfriend of several years, Ben Wyskida, a political consultant. He wrote about his mental-health problems in 2015.

Career

As a first-year master's student at Juilliard at age 22, Muhly began working for Philip Glass as an archivist, and later an editor, conductor, and keyboardist, for eight years. Muhly worked in collaboration with

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on the DVD single "

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" in 2004; in 2005, he was commissioned by Colorado Academy, a private school in Colorado, to write a song for the opening of their Fine Arts building. In 2006, he released his first album of works, titled ''Speaks Volumes'', and in 2008, his second album, titled ''Mothertongue''. In a 2007 interview with Molly Sheridan on ''

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'', Muhly explained that while he considers himself a classical music composer, that does not preclude his working in a variety of musical genres: "It's essentially like being from somewhere. I feel like I'm very proudly from the classical tradition. It's like being from

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. Like you are from there if you're from there. It doesn't mean that you can't have a productive life somewhere else. The notion of your genre being something that you have to actively perform, I think is pretty vile." In 2009, Muhly did choral and string quartet arrangements for four of the songs on

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-based indie rock band

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's third album, ''

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'', and he worked with Antony and the Johnsons on the albums ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2009 Muhly was co-commissioned with Valgeir Sigurdsson b
Works and Process at the Guggenheim
to compose the music for ''Green Aria, A ScentOpera'', created and directed by Stewart Matthew, that featured scents as dramatis personnae that were streamed from "scent microphones." Muhly worked on two commissions for the UK-based Britten Sinfonia, performed in January and February 2010. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival commissioned "Drones & Piano" for pianist Bruce Brubaker, which premiered in May 2010. Muhly's opera '' Two Boys'', a collaboration with

librettist A libretto (Italian for "booklet") is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major litu ...

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and directed by

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, premiered in June 2011 at the

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and made its

debut on October 21, 2013. According to a 2008 ''

'' article, the opera is based on a late-1990s British case involving a 14-year-old boy taking on the

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of women to try to get someone to kill him, without success. However, in a 2008 interview with '' The Advocate'', Muhly stated that the opera is based on the true story of an online friendship between two male teenagers, one of whom stabs the other. The opera was reworked both before and after its 2011 premiere. The first recording of the piece, from the Met production, was released on

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in 2014. The

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, the Minnesota Commissioning Club,

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, the

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, and Alfred P. and Ann M. Moore commissioned ''Luminous Body'', also a collaboration with

. The piece premiered on September 9, 2011. In 2013, he toured with

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. They performed together with the

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. His 2008 musical collaboration, ''Confessions'', with Faroese singer-songwriter Teitur was released in 2016 by

. Muhly contributed to the 2018 re-recording of

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's 1987 album ''

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''. In 2020 Muhly completed a
virtual premiere
for the San Francisco Symphony during the COVID-19 pandemic, titled ''Throughline''. The 19-minute piece features eight collaborative artists selected by Music Director

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. Muhly also composed and recorded ''Trombone Phrases'' for

Sound World Sound World is a UK music charity founded in 2018. Its motto is “Great music for everyone” and it works primarily in the fields of music education, music outreach, concert promotion and commissioning. Its patrons include Dame Evelyn Glennie an ...

’s Coronavirus Fund for Freelance Musicians, a project supporting struggling musicians during the UK’s Covid 19 lockdown. It was released by Sound World as part of the album ''Reflections'' (credited to Sound World and the Bristol Ensemble) alongside specially written pieces by other composers such as

Gavin Bryars Richard Gavin Bryars (; born 16 January 1943) is an English composer and double bassist. He has worked in jazz, free improvisation, minimalism, historicism, avant-garde, and experimental music. Early life and career Born on 16 January 1943 in ...

Mark-Anthony Turnage Mark-Anthony Turnage CBE (born 10 June 1960) is a British composer of classical music. Biography Turnage was born in Corringham, Essex. He began composing at age nine and at fourteen began studying at the junior section of the Royal College of ...

Evelyn Glennie Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie, (born 19 July 1965) is a Scottish percussionist. She was selected as one of the two laureates for the Polar Music Prize of 2015. Early life Glennie was born in Methlick, Aberdeenshire in Scotland. The in ...

and

Sally Beamish Sarah Frances Beamish (born 26 August 1956) is a British composer and violist. Her works include chamber, vocal, choral and orchestral music. She has also worked in the field of music, theatre, film and television, as well as composing for chi ...

. His composition for full choir and 12 guitars
How Little You Are
' for Conspirare Company of Voices, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Dublin Guitar Quartet and Texas Guitar Quartet commissioned by Texas Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Austin was released on Conspiriare's 2020 album ''The Singing Guitar''. In 2021 his composition ''Shrink'' appeared on Violinist

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's album ''First Light'' released by Pentatone.

Compositions and projects

Choral *2003 ''Set Me as a Seal'' *2004 ''First Service'' *2004 ''Like as the Hart'' *2005 ''A Good Understanding'' *2005 '' Bright Mass with Canons'' *2005 ''Expecting the Main Things from You'' *2005 ''I Cannot Attain Unto It'' *2006 ''The Sweets of Evening'' *2007 ''Syllables'' *2008 ''Pater Noster'' *2008 ''Senex Puerum Portabat'' *2009 ''I Drink the Air Before Me'' *2011 ''Luminous Body'' *2011 ''Grief Is the Price We Pay for Love'' *2013 ''An Outrage'' (BBC commission) *2014 ''

Sentences ''The Four Books of Sentences'' (''Libri Quattuor Sententiarum'') is a book of theology written by Peter Lombard in the 12th century. It is a systematic compilation of theology, written around 1150; it derives its name from the '' sententiae'' ...

'' Film *2006 ''

Choking Man ''Choking Man'' is a 2006 drama film, written and directed by Steve Barron. The film stars Octavio Gómez Berríos and Eugenia Yuan. Synopsis ''Choking Man'' is an intense blend of psychological drama and magical realism that encapsulates the ...

'' *2006 ''Cricket Head'' *2007 ''Joshua'' *2006 ''

Wonder Showzen ''Wonder Showzen'' is an American adult sketch comedy television series that aired between 2005 and 2006 on MTV2. It was created by Vernon Chatman and John Lee of PFFR. Described as a children's television series for adults, the show's format ...

'', "Clarence Special Report" *2008 ''

The Reader ''The Reader'' (german: Der Vorleser) is a novel by German law professor and judge Bernhard Schlink, published in Germany in 1995 and in the United States in 1997. The story is a parable, dealing with the difficulties post-war German generations ...

'' *2009 ''

Felicitas In ancient Roman culture, ''felicitas'' (from the Latin adjective ''felix'', "fruitful, blessed, happy, lucky") is a condition of divinely inspired productivity, blessedness, or happiness. ''Felicitas'' could encompass both a woman's fertility a ...

'' *2011 '' Margaret'' *2013 '' Kill Your Darlings'' *2017 ''

How to Talk to Girls at Parties "How to Talk to Girls at Parties" is a science fiction short story written in 2006 by Neil Gaiman. It is about a couple of British 1970s teen-aged boys, Enn and Vic, who go to a party to meet girls, only to find that the girls are very differe ...

'' *2017 ''Far From the Tree'' *2018 ''

The Seagull ''The Seagull'' ( rus, Ча́йка, r=Cháyka, links=no) is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 and first produced in 1896. ''The Seagull'' is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays. It dramatises t ...

'' *2020 '' Worth'' *2020 ''Gift of Fire'' *2021 '' The Humans'' Television *2017 ''

Howards End ''Howards End'' is a novel by E. M. Forster, first published in 1910, about social conventions, codes of conduct and relationships in turn-of-the-century England. ''Howards End'' is considered by many to be Forster's masterpiece. The book was ...

'' *2022 ''

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'' Opera *2010 '' Dark Sisters'' *2011 '' Two Boys'' *2017 ''

Marnie ''Marnie'' is an English crime novel, written by Winston Graham and first published in 1961. It has been adapted as a film, a stage play and an opera. Plot ''Marnie'' is about a young woman who makes a living by embezzling her employers' funds, ...

'' Incidental *2005 ''

Iphigenia at Aulis ''Iphigenia in Aulis'' or ''Iphigenia at Aulis'' ( grc, Ἰφιγένεια ἐν Αὐλίδι, Īphigéneia en Aulídi; variously translated, including the Latin ''Iphigenia in Aulide'') is the last of the extant works by the playwright Euripide ...

'' *2007 ''The Magnificent Cuckold'' *2008 ''Prayer for My Enemy'' Orchestra *2001–2002 ''Fits & Bursts'' *2003 ''Out of the Loop'' *2004 ''By All Means'' *2004 ''So to Speak'' *2006 '' It Remains to Be Seen'' *2006 ''Wish You Were Here'' *2007 ''From Here on Out'' *2008 ''Step Team'' *2009 ''The Only Tune'' *2009 ''Drones on O Lord, Whose Mercies Numberless'' *2009 ''Impossible Things'' *2010 ''Detailed Instructions'' *2011 '' Edge of the World'' *2012 ''So Far So Good'' *2012 ''Gait'' (BBC commission) *2013 ''Bright Mass with Cannons'' *2015 '' Mixed Messages'' *2020 ''Throughline'' (

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra The San Francisco Symphony (SFS), founded in 1911, is an American orchestra based in San Francisco, California. Since 1980 the orchestra has been resident at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in the city's Hayes Valley neighborhood. The San F ...

commission) Orchestra & Soloist *2005 ''Keep in Touch'', for viola and orchestra (or tape) *2007 ''Seeing is Believing'', for six-string electric violin and chamber orchestra *2012 Cello Concerto *2012 ''Double Standard'', for two percussionists and orchestra *2014

Viola Concerto A viola concerto is a concerto contrasting a viola with another body of musical instruments such as an orchestra or chamber music ensemble. Early examples of viola concertos include Telemann's concerto in G major and several concertos by Carl St ...

*2014 ''Seeing is Believing'', for six-string electric violin and orchestra *2017 ''Register'', Concerto for Organ and Orchestra *2018 ''Reliable Sources'', for bassoon and orchestra *2019 ''Cello Cycles'' *2020 ''In Certain Cycles'', Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra *2021 ''Shrink'', Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra Piano *2003 ''Three Études for Piano'' *2005 ''A Hudson Cycle'' *2005 ''Pillaging Music'' *2007 ''Skip Town'' *2010 ''Drones & Piano'' *2012 ''You Can't Get There From Here'' Percussion *2002 ''Beaming Music'' *2003 ''Time After Time'' *2005 ''Ta & Clap'' *2006 ''It's About Time'' *2008 ''I Shudder to Think'' Small ensemble *2002 ''Beaming Music'' *2003 ''Clear Music'' *2003 ''Flexible Music'' *2003 ''Duet No 1: Chorale Pointing Downwards'' *2003 ''Reading into it'' *2004 ''By All Means'' *2004 ''You Could Have Asked Me'' *2004 ''Ta and Clap'' *2005 ''The Elements of Style'' *2005 ''Stride'' *2005 ''Pillaging Music'' *2006 ''How About Now'' *2006 ''Fast Music with Folk Songs'' *2007 ''I Know Where Everything Is'' *2007 ''Principles of Uncertainty'' *2008 ''Triade'' *2008 ''Mothertongue'' *2008 ''Wonders'' *2008 ''The Only Tune'' *2008 ''Common Ground'' *2009 ''I Drink the Air Before Me'' *2009 ''Motion'' *2009 ''Farewell Photography'' *2010 ''Diacritical Marks'' *2010 ''Drones & Piano'' *2011 ''Drones & Viola'' *2012 ''Drones & Violin'' *2012 ''Doublespeak'' *2014 ''Fast Dances'' *2015 ''Look For Me'' *2017 ''Planetarium'' Solo *2002 ''Radiant Music'' *2003 ''Honest Music'' *2003 ''A Long Line'' *2005 ''Keep in Touch'' *2005 ''Pillaging Music'' *2005 ''It Goes without Saying'' Voice *2003 ''Employment'' *2005 ''The Elements of Style'' *2007 ''Mothertongue'' *2007 ''Wonders'' *2007 ''The Only Tune'' *2008 ''The Adulteress'' *2009 ''Drones on "O Lord, Whose Mercies Numberless"'' *2009 ''Vocalise on "Al lampo dell' armi"'' *2009 ''Impossible Things'' *2010 ''Let the Night Perish (Job's Curse)'' *2011 ''The Map of the World'' *2011 ''Four Traditional Songs'' *2012 ''Two Hearts'', for voice, violin and orchestra *2012 ''Far Away Songs'' *2012 ''Hymns For Private Use'' *2012 ''Three Songs'' *2013 ''The Brown Girl'' *2013 ''Reynardine'' *2013 ''So Many Things'' *2014 ''Pleasure Ground'' *2014 ''Sentences'' *2016 ''Two Songs'' *2018 ''Land in an Isle'' *2019 ''Death in Venice'' *2019 ''My Pretty Saro'' *2019 ''The Only Tune'' *2019 ''Unexpected News''

Arrangements and orchestrations

*2006 '' The Letting Go'' by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy *2007 ''Miserere Mei'' (orchestration of

William Byrd William Byrd (; 4 July 1623) was an English composer of late Renaissance music. Considered among the greatest composers of the Renaissance, he had a profound influence on composers both from his native England and those on the continent. He ...

's ''Miserere Mei'') *2007 ''Deus and Bow Thine Ear'' (orchestration of

's ''Deus and Bow Thine Ear'') *2008 '' All Is Well'' by

Sam Amidon Samuel Tear Amidon (born June 3, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Musical career In 2001, Amidon self-released ''Solo Fiddle'', an album of traditional Irish fiddle instrumentals. Amidon's first album of ...

*2008 "Með þér" and "Á meðan vatnið velgist" on ''Bestu kveðjur'' by Sprengjuhöllin *2009 ''Confessions'', a multimedia collaboration with

Teitur Lassen Teitur Lassen (, 4 January 1977) is a Faroese musician, composer, singer-songwriter and producer. He is a winner of multiple Danish Music Awards and has toured globally since his debut release, ''Poetry & Aeroplanes'', in 2003. Teitur was bor ...

. *2009 Various songs on Antony and the Johnsons' album ''

'' *2009 Various songs on

's album ''

'' *2009 ''Tricks of the Trade'' on Mew's album '' No More Stories...'' *2009 ''Year of the Dragon'' on ''

Run Rabbit Run "Run, Rabbit, Run" is a song written by Noel Gay and Ralph Butler. The music was by Noel Gay and the song was originally sung by Flanagan and Allen accompanied by the Harry Bidgood orchestra. Background This song was written for Noel Gay's show ' ...

'' *2009 "So Far Around The Bend" by The National on ''

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'' *2010 Various songs on Antony and the Johnsons' album ''

'' *2010 '' Go'' by

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*2010 "I See the Sign" by

*2012 " Climax" on ''

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'' by Usher *2010 String arrangements on Antony and the Johnsons' album ''

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'' *2013 ''For Now I Am Winter'' by

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*2015 "Anecdotes" on Joanna Newsom's album ''

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'' *2017 "Fortunate Son", collaboration with Villagers *2021 "If I'm Insecure" on James Blake's album '' Friends That Break Your Heart''

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

As primary artist

As composer

Opera, chorale, and chamber works *''FM'' by Flexible Music (2009) (track: "Flexible Music") *''A Good Understanding'' by

Los Angeles Master Chorale The Los Angeles Master Chorale is a professional chorus in Los Angeles, California, and one of the resident companies of both The Music Center and Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. It was founded in 1964 by Roger Wagner to be one of the t ...

(Decca/Universal Classics, 2010) *''From Here On Out'' by Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony (2011) (tracks: ''From Here On Out'' and "Wish You Were Here") *''Seeing is Believing'' by the Aurora Orchestra ( Decca/Universal Classics, 2011) *''Cycles'' by James McVinnie (Bedroom Community, 2013) *'' Two Boys'' from the

production (

, 2014) *''Filament'' by Eighth Blackbird (2015) (tracks: "Doublespeak" and "Two Pages") *''Dawn to Dust'' by Utah Symphony (2016) (track: ''Control (Five Landscapes for Orchestra)'') *''Variations'' by Mishka Rushdie Momen (Somm Recordings, 2019) (track: ''Small Variations'') *''Three Continents Cello Concerto'' by

Jan Vogler Jan Vogler (born February 18, 1964) is a German-born classical cellist who lives in New York City."About Jan Vogler" ...

(

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, 2020) (with

Sven Helbig Sven Helbig (born in 1968) is a German composer and director. He composes orchestral, chamber and choral music. Beside this, he is active in the field of electronic music ( dark ambient, noise, field recordings). Helbig's versatility has made him ...

Zhou Long Zhou Long (; born July 8, 1953) is a Chinese American composer. He won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Music. Biography Zhou Long was born in Beijing, China. Born into an artistic family, he began studying piano from an early age. Due to the artist ...

) Film scores *''

Joshua Joshua () or Yehoshua ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšuaʿ,'' lit. 'Yahweh is salvation') ''Yēšūaʿ''; syr, ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܢܘܢ ''Yəšūʿ bar Nōn''; el, Ἰησοῦς, ar , يُوشَعُ ٱبْنُ نُونٍ '' Yūšaʿ ...

(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' (Moviescore Media, 2008) *''

(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' (Lakeshore Records, 2009) *'' Kill Your Darlings (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' (2013) *'' Howard's End (Original Soundtrack Album)'' (miniseries, 2018) *'' Pachinko Season 1 (Original Soundtrack Album)'' (Apple TV+ Original Series, 2022)

As arranger

* ''Seeing is Believing'' by Thomas Gould & Aurora Orchestra (Decca, 2011)

References

Sources

* *
Profile and list of published scores
Music Sales Classical

External links

* * * *
"Nico Muhly on How a Hitchcock Thriller Inspired His New Opera"
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