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	TITLE: Michael Tippett - The Shadow and the Light
	Director: John Bridcut Genre: Music Documentary Format: HD Composer: Contributors: Sir Colin Davis, Sir Andrew Davis, Sean Edwards, Mark- Anthony Turnage, Alexander Goehr and others Company: Crux Productions for BBC 2 Runtime: 89' minutes. ID: 479.

SYNOPSIS

A portrait by award winning John Bridcut featuring the life and work of Sir Michael Tippett who died a quarter of a century ago in 1989. Tippett created a new sound through his sprung, syncopated rhythms or the ecstatic, life-enhancing nature of his melodies and harmonies. He embraced music of the past, while at the same time striking out in novel and unusual directions. The film illustrates one of the composer´s core beliefs that only through acknowledging both their shadow and their light human beings are fully whole. His best-known work, the oratorio A Child of Our Time is prominently featured.