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2000 in British music

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This is a summary of 2000 in music in the United Kingdom.

Events

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Classical music

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New works

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  • Thomas Adès – Piano Quintet, op. 20
  • Julian AndersonAlhambra Suite, for chamber orchestra
  • Edward Cowie
    • Bad Lands Gold, for tuba and piano
    • Concerto for oboe and orchestra
    • Dark Matter, for brass ensemble
    • Elysium IV, for orchestra
    • Four Frames in a Row, for high voice and baroque ensemble
    • The Healing of Saul, for violin and harp (or piano)
    • Several Charms, for violin and piano
  • Peter Maxwell Davies
    • Symphony No. 7
    • Symphony No. 8 Antarctica
  • James MacMillan – Mass, for choir and organ
  • Roger Smalley – String Quartet No. 2
  • John TavenerSong of the Cosmos

Opera

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Albums

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Film and TV scores and incidental music

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Film

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Television

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Musical films

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Music awards

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BRIT Awards

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The 2000 BRIT Awards winners were:

Mercury Music Prize

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The 2000 Mercury Music Prize was awarded to Badly Drawn BoyThe Hour of Bewilderbeast.

Record of the Year

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The Record of the Year was awarded to "My Love" by Westlife

Births

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rob Evans (11 January 2000). "Billy Corgan Slammed As Smashing Pumpkins Manager Quits". Soundspike. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  2. ^ Esc Today.com | Eurovision S Contest 2000 Archived 13 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Peter Donohoe official website Archived 6 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 6 November 2014
  4. ^ Charlotte Cripps (17 March 2005). "What's the score, Peter Pan?". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  5. ^ "The Film". PBS. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  6. ^ Roberts, David, ed. (2001). British Hit Singles (14th ed.). London, England: Guinness World Records. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-85112-156-7.
  7. ^ BBC news
  8. ^ "Robert Sherlaw-Johnson". The Guardian. 16 November 2000. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Dick Morrissey". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  10. ^ Roberts (2001). p. 22.
  11. ^ "Singer Kirsty MacColl dies". BBC News. 19 December 2000. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
  12. ^ "The Singing Postman (Allan Smethurst)". Literarynorfolk.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2012.