Person · Male
David Lang
American composer
- From
- Los Angeles, United States
- Since
- 1957–present
- Rating
- ★ 5
- Releases
- 46
About
David Lang (born January 8, 1957) is an American composer living in New York City. Co-founder of the musical collective Bang on a Can, he was awarded the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Music for The Little Match Girl Passion, which went on to win a 2010 Grammy Award for Best Small Ensemble Performance by Paul Hillier and Theatre of Voices. Lang was nominated for an Academy Award for "Simple Song #3" from the film Youth.
Discography
Albums
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Are You Experienced?
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Volans: Kneeling Dance / Lang: Face So Pale / Reich: Four Organs / Moran: Three Dances
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John Adams: Grand Pianola Music / Short Ride in a Fast Machine / David Lang: Are You Experienced? / Under Orpheus
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Lost Objects
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The Passing Measures
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Child
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Elevated
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The Carbon Copy Building
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Amjad
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Pierced / Heroin / Cheating, Lying, Stealing / How to Pray / Wed
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The Little Match Girl Passion
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this was written by hand
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death speaks
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Shelter
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Love Fail
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Live. Know. Love.
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Song of Songs
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The Difficulty of Crossing a Field
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The Minimalists
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the national anthems
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thorn
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Mystery Sonatas
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Joe Hisaishi Presents Music Future III
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Writing On Water
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Joe Hisaishi Presents Music Future IV
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anatomy theater
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Prisoner Of The State
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love fail
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the loser
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The Writings
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composition as explanation
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poor hymnal
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Tags
- composer
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 6f350bd2-e718-4fad-9581-94f30417dd2f
- ISNI
- 0000000110759692
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.