Peter Bannister
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Peter Bannister

British composer, pianist, organist and musicologist. His output is strongly rooted in religious music, mainly vocal and vocal and instrumental works based on Biblical texts, including numerous psalms, motets and an oratorio, although religious inspirations are also palpable in his purely instrumental works. Bannister’s dark and expressionistic music is full of dense dissonances and clusters, amounting to a combination of various styles. (EC)