Thursday, September 22, 2022

September 22 - Michael Torke (The Musical Birthday Series, 4th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for September 22nd are here: Debby Boone (2019), Andrea Bocelli; Anton Filtz (2020), and Arthur Pryor (2021)

 

Michael Torke (b. 22 September 1961) is a prominent American composer who writes music influenced by jazz and minimalism.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sensory Deprivation


A synesthete (he hears colors), Torke is the composer of numerous pieces (Bright Blue Music, Ecstatic Orange) which include colors in the titles. – adapted from Wikipedia


A synesthete

Achieves the feat

   Of hearing color.

For those of us

Without this plus…

    Life is duller.

 

 

 

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