That year he received his first wide acclaim with a work he had written a decade earlier, "Songs of the Rose of Sharon," a song cycle for soprano and orchestra based on the Song of Solomon, which was performed by the National Symphony Orchestra, with the soprano Leontyne Price as soloist.
Now comes another, "The Lost Lover," a work based on the Song of Songs, in its premiere.
This is an official app from Radiohead, based on the song 'Bloom' from their 'King of Limbs' album.
"It was a big diplomatic game," he said, recalling battles over a ballet based on the Song of Songs and another about army life.
Game of Thrones is based on the Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by George RR Martin, and is aiming to film each book, with two further series already greenlit by the network.
Unlike the previous ragtime revivals, which were largely based on the song sheet and piano roll (both, it should be pointed out, easily edited to preserve modern sensibilities), the current revival brings with it a relative profusion of old recordings.
