2000 in British music

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

List of years in British music

Events

Classical music

New works

  • 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

Albums

Film and TV scores and incidental music

Film

Television

Musical films

Music awards

BRIT Awards

The 2000 BRIT Awards winners were:

Mercury Music Prize

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

Record of the Year

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

Births

Deaths

See also

References

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  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.
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