Proper noun
Birtwistle (plural Birtwistles)
A surname from Old English.
A lot of musicians are going to have to retrain. It's nonsense to say that traditional classical music is more complex. Contemporary pieces by Harrison Birtwistle are much harder to play than Mozart or Wagner. I know a lot of people don't want to hear that. Joanna MacGregor
Further rifts followed in 2001, in which the new line-up of Smith, Ben Pritchard (guitar), Ed Blaney (guitar), Jim Watts (bass) and Spencer Birtwistle (drums) released Are You Are Missing Winner to mixed reviews. Source: Internet
He has collaborated with composers – most often with Harrison Birtwistle – on operas and song cycles which have been performed at venues including the Royal Opera House and Carnegie Hall. Source: Internet
Tim Page, writing in Grove *1986 The Mask of Orpheus (Birtwistle). Source: Internet
Sir Harrison Birtwistle is one of the foremost living composers. Source: Internet