Jonathan Little (composer)

{{short description|Australian composer}} {{About|the Australian composer|the professional poker player|Jonathan Little}} {{Use Australian English|date=December 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Jonathan Little | image = Jonathan Little, composer.jpg | alt = Portrait of Jonathan Little | caption = | birth_date =  | birth_place = Melbourne, Australia | death_date =  | death_place = | other_names = | known_for = | occupation = Composer }} {{Listen |filename=Kyrie - Jonathan Little.ogg|title= Kyrie, op. 5, for SATB double choir and soloists |description=Performed by the Thomas Tallis Society Choir |filename2=Sacred Prelude, Op.1 -Jonathan Little.ogg|title2= Sacred Prelude, Op. 1 for string quintet|description2=Performed by soloists of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra |filename3=Terpsichore, Op. 7-Jonathan Little.ogg|title3= Terpsichore, Op. 7, for large orchestra|description3=Performed by the Kiev Philharmonic Orchestra |filename4=Polyhymnia - Jonathan Little.ogg|title4= ''Polyhymnia'', Op. 10, for multi-divisi string orchestra |description4=Performed by Moravian Philharmonic strings }} '''Jonathan David Little''' FCLM, FISM, FRSA (born 1965 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian contemporary classical composer, arts educator and author on cultural history based in the UK and Australia. In 2008, his first CD was voted one of the top recordings of the year by US ''Fanfare magazine'' ("The Want List 2008").<ref>See reviews in ''Fanfare'' (US), Vol. 31: No. 5 (May–June 2008), pp. 179-180 and ''Fanfare'' (US), Vol. 32: No. 2 (Nov-Dec 2008), p. 77</ref> He was subsequently featured in a news article in ''Musical Opinion'' in early 2009.<ref>See ''Musical Opinion'' (UK), No. 1468 (Jan-Feb 2009), p. 7.</ref> As a composer, he first came to prominence in America in 2006 when The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) ran an article on him having five of his works accepted for recording (2004–07) by the US-headquartered French contemporary music label ERM (Editions de la Rue Margot), aimed at showcasing international contemporary composers.<ref>"A British composer makes a big wave in the concert music world", in ASCAP (US) ''Playback'' magazine, Summer 2006.[online]First major ASCAP (US) 2006 Story http://www.ascap.com/playback/2006/summer/faces_places/london/jonathanlittle.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818125745/http://www.ascap.com/playback/2006/summer/faces_places/london/jonathanlittle.html |date=18 August 2016 }}</ref> He was awarded the Collard Fellowship of the Worshipful Company of Musicians in 2011,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wcomarchive.org.uk/--john-clementi-fellowship|title=The Musicians' Company Archive Project|website=The Musicians' Company Archive Project|access-date=2017-06-30}}</ref> and in 2012 was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He was appointed inaugural Professor of Composition and Music History at the University of Chichester in 2017, and Emeritus Professor from 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chi.ac.uk/staff/professor-jonathan-little|title=Professor Jonathan Little|last=farmitag|date=2012-02-16|work=University of Chichester|access-date=2017-06-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://musicdirectory.ism.org/People/Jonathan-Little-21094/|title=Incorporated Society of Musicians Music Directory|website=musicdirectory.ism.org|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref>

== Music and background ==

He studied composition, Performance and Musicology with Peter Dennison at the University of Melbourne, where he won the Lady Turner Exhibition for overall excellence, and a St. Mary's College Academic Prize (where he was a resident student from 1984 to 1987). He holds the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in music for his research at Monash University into the development of "exotic" 19th- and 20th-century orchestration, and has written and broadcast extensively on this, and related topics such as songwriting and composition.<ref>Little, Jonathan, "Cultural Years: Music, the Arts and Society at the time of the Great International Exhibitions, 1851-1937", being a series of seven x (average) 90min. radio programmes, written and presented for 3MBS-FM ''Fine Music Radio'' (Melbourne), and broadcast fortnightly from 1 April 1990 – with an introductory article in ''Libretto'' (April, 1990), p. 7.</ref><ref>Little, Jonathan, "Nostalgia, Exoticism and Brilliant Colour", ''Arts Rondo'' (Melbourne Winter, 1992).</ref><ref>Little, Jonathan, "Orientalism" (An abbreviated version of the article "Orientalism: Counterpart of the Gothic in Nineteenth-Century Artistic Inspiration"), ''Udolpho'', vol. 26 (Autumn, 1996), 14-17.</ref><ref>Little, Jonathan, "On Western Travellers who described and drew inspiration from "Eastern" instruments and music, ca. 1830s-1850s", ''FoMRHI Quarterly'', no. 98 (January, 2000), 41-45, Comm. 1690.</ref><ref>Little, Jonathan, "Musical Instruments Evocative of the Ancient Orient", ''FoMRHI Quarterly'', no. 99 (April, 2000), 21-30, Comm. 1707.</ref><ref>Little, Jonathan, "Oriental Colour and Atmosphere: Why Exotic Colour became Prominent in 19th- and early 20th-Century Orchestration", ''FoMRHI Quarterly'', no. 102 (January, 2001), 23-28, Comm. 1745.</ref><ref>Little, Jonathan, "Exoticism Globalised: The Forgotten Roots of World Music", in ''Music Business Journal'' (April–June, 2001).</ref>

In 2008, the first compilation album of his music was released, entitled ''Terpsichore and Other Works''<ref>Wheatley, John, "Jonathan Little: Terpsichore and other Works" [CD Review], in ''Tempo'' (UK), Vol. 62: No. 243 (Jan. 2008), pp. 88-89.</ref><ref>"Little, Jonathan: Terpsichore and Other Works" [CD Review] in ''Fanfare'' (US), Vol. 31: No. 5 (May–June 2008), pp. 179-180.</ref> US critic Lynn René Bayley ranked the album second among her Top 5 worldwide releases for the year (in ''Fanfare'''s "Want List 2008").<ref>See "Lynn René Bailey: The Want List 2008", in ''Fanfare'' (US), Vol. 32: No. 2 (Nov-Dec 2008), p. 77.</ref> ''Terpsichore'' is one of a series of epic orchestral tone pictures on the theme of the legendary "Nine Muses" – and the complete series remains a work-in-progress.<ref>See Wheatley, John, "Jonathan Little: Polyhymnia" [CD review], in ''Tempo'' (UK), Vol. 64: No. 253 (July 2010).</ref>

Jonathan Little works in a variety of genres, including large-scale choral, string and symphonic works. Recordings have been supported by the Foundation for New Music (US), the Kenneth Leighton Trust (UK) and ASCAP (US).

In 2009, Little received a grant from the Musicians' Benevolent Fund to work on a second CD of his compositions, entitled ''Polyhymnia'' (The Muse of Sacred Poetry).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100516221333/http://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/help_you/professionals/professional_development/jonathan_littles_story.aspx Stories of our work: Jonathan Little]. Musicians Benevolent Fund. Archived 16 May 2010.</ref><ref>Thomas, Simon, "Little: Terpsichore and other works", in ''Music OMH'' (November 2008) (UK), Online at: {{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/classical/recordings/terpsichore_1108.htm|title=Little: Terpsichore and other works | classical recordings reviews | musicOMH.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103033830/http://musicomh.com/classical/recordings/terpsichore_1108.htm|archivedate=3 January 2010|url-status=dead|accessdate=2010-07-27}}</ref><ref>Cited in Little, Jonathan, "Creating and recording ''Polyhymnia''", in ''Resonate'' (Sydney: Australian Music Centre) (February, 2012). Online at: http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/creating-and-recording-em-polyhymnia-em</ref><ref>See Anderson, Martin, "Jonathan Little and the Importance of Ecstasy" (the composer interviewed by the music producer, publisher, and founder/director of Toccata Classics and Toccata Press, Martin Anderson), in ''Fanfare'' (USA), Vol. 36, No. 1 (Sept/Oct 2012). {{ISSN|0148-9364}}.</ref><ref>See Focosi, Filippo, "Jonathan Little 'Polyhymnia' ", in ''Kathodik'' (16 April 2012). Online at: http://www.kathodik.it/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=4922</ref><ref>See Estren, Mark J., "Modern but Accessible", in ''Infodad'' (1 March 2012). Online at: http://transcentury.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/modern-but-accessible.html</ref> This second disc (released in early 2012) appeared on the Navona label of PARMA Recordings (US), supported by ASCAP and the Musicians Benevolent Fund.<ref>See "Jonathan Little's Story", article on Musicians Benevolent Fund (UK) website re Professional Development Award [online], May 2010. MBF (UK) 2010 Story - Jonathan Little {{cite web|url=http://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/help_you/professionals/professional_development/jonathan_littles_story.aspx |title=Jonathan Little's Story | Musicians Benevolent Fund |accessdate=2010-07-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516221333/http://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/help_you/professionals/professional_development/jonathan_littles_story.aspx |archivedate=16 May 2010 }}</ref><ref>See ''Tempo'' (Cambridge University Press), Vol. 66, No. 259 (Jan 2012)</ref> Soon after its release, ''Polyhymnia'' was nominated in Spain as "Best Album of the Year".<ref>See ''Reviews New Age'' (Spain) (February 2012): {{cite web|url=http://www.reviewsnewage.com/jonathanlittle.html |title=Reviews New Age - Jonathan Little |accessdate=2012-04-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503232803/http://reviewsnewage.com/jonathanlittle.html |archivedate= 3 May 2012 }},</ref>

In December 2011, Little was elected The John Clementi Collard Fellow<ref>See the Worshipful Company of Musicians' website:http://www.wcom.org.uk and Kelly, Jeff, "The John Clementi Collard Fellowship - Jonathan Little: 2011", in ''Preserve Harmony'', ed. Adrian Mumford [Journal of the Worshipful Company of Musicians], Issue 44 (Spring 2012) pp. 10 & 16.</ref> in Music of the Worshipful Company of Musicians<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wcom.org.uk/awards/collard-fellowship/|title=The Musicians' Company {{!}} John Clementi Collard Fellowship|website=www.wcom.org.uk|access-date=2017-06-30}}</ref> (a City of London Livery Company established in 1500). Little joins the relatively few composers to have received this award - alongside such former Collard Fellows as Herbert Howells, Constant Lambert, William Alwyn, Edmund Rubbra, Gordon Jacob and Alan Rawsthorne. Little was also awarded a PRS For Music Foundation / Bliss Trust Composer Bursary in 2012, to support the composition of the next work in his "Nine Muses" series - ''Erato''.

In 2015, Little was granted an Australian Government / Australia Council "Individual International Arts Project Award", to help fund the creation of an album of multi-part, ''a cappella'' polychoral music (or contemporary ''cori spezzati'').<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/australia-council-for-the-arts-results-of-the-first-grant-round-in-2015|title=Australia Council for the Arts - results of the first grant round in 2015 : News (Australian) Article : Australian Music Centre|website=www.australianmusiccentre.com.au|access-date=2017-06-30}}</ref> He was also one of only seven living composers whose work was selected for the Royal Philharmonic Society and BBC Radio 3's "Encore Choral" Programme – for performance and broadcast during 2016–17.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/rps_today/news/winning_works_for_encore_choral_announced|title=Encore Choral Works Announced|website=Royal Philharmonic Society|access-date=2018-10-26}}</ref>

In October 2016, he was selected to participate in a BBC Singers' Choral Music Workshop, led by Judith Weir, Master of the Queen's Music, and in January 2017, became recipient of a Special Distinction in the ASCAP Rudolf Nissim Prize competition (USA).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://parmarecordings-news.com/parma-artist-jonathan-little-is-awarded-rudolf-nissim-prize/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026182820/https://parmarecordings-news.com/parma-artist-jonathan-little-is-awarded-rudolf-nissim-prize/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=26 October 2018|title=Parma Artist Jonathan Little is Awarded Rudolf Nissim Prize|date=2017-01-18|work=Parma Recordings News|access-date=2018-10-26}}</ref>

In 2017, with funding from the Australia Council, a CD of sacred and secular choral works entitled ''Woefully Arrayed'', was released on the US Navona label - featuring "polychoral" techniques: multi-part, multi-divisi, solo, echo and spatial effects.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6113/|title=Woefully Arrayed - Jonathan Little|website=www.navonarecords.com|access-date=2017-06-30}}</ref>

For his work in polychoral music, he was nominated for the 2018 Australia Prize for Distinctive Work.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chass.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Media-release_2018-CHASS-Australia-Prizes-Shortlists-Announced.pdf|title=2018 CHASS Australia Prizes Shortlists Announced|website=Chass.org.au}}</ref>

==Career and writings==

Jonathan Little has also pursued an academic and writing career. He was appointed Senior Lecturer at Buckinghamshire New University in 1999 on their Music Industry Management course (the first such degree course in Europe) – where he specialised in the workings of the British and international recording industry, and taught songwriting analysis. In 2001, he became Principal of the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, England – Europe's largest specialist academy for students of contemporary music, and the first music education establishment to win the Queen's Award for Enterprise (Innovation category).<ref>See:http://www.acm.ac.uk</ref>

Little is listed in the Music Publishers Association (UK) ''Register of Expert Musicologists''.

In 2005, he was appointed Consultant Editor to A&C Black's flagship volume of musical reference, the ''Musicians' and Songwriters' Yearbook'',<ref>Little, Jonathan and Katie Chatburn, eds, ''The Musicians and Songwriters Yearbook 2008'' (London: A&C Black, 2008). https://www.amazon.co.uk/Musicians-Songwriters-Yearbook-2008-Essential/dp/0713684720</ref> and he has contributed articles on the future of music to the Hudson Institute's ''American Outlook'' magazine,<ref>Little, Jonathan, "Celestial Jukebox", in ''American Outlook'' (Jan/Feb, 2001), 42-44.</ref><ref>Little, Jonathan, "Celestial Cinema; or, From Celluloid to Silicon: eCinema, Cyberentertainment and the Napsterization of Hollywood", in ''American Outlook'', Vol. IV, No. 4 (July/Aug, 2001), 28-33.</ref><ref>Little, Jonathan, "The Sound of Money", in ''American Outlook'', Vol. V, No. 3 (Summer, 2002), 41-45.</ref> and the British Academy's ''Heart & Soul: Revealing the Craft of Songwriting'' (published by Sanctuary to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Ivor Novello Awards).<ref>Little, Jonathan, "The Complete Songwriter/Producer", in ''Heart and Soul: Revealing the Art of Songwriting'', ed. Chris Bradford (London: Sanctuary Publishing, 2005).</ref> His writings on the future of the music industry initially stemmed from a report surveying the first European digital distribution conference in 2000,<ref>Little, Jonathan, ''Digital Distribution and the Music Industry''. Summary of the Proceedings of the First European Conference on Digital Distribution and the Music Industry, London, 22–23 May 2000, 14pp. (High Wycombe: Buckinghamshire University College, 2000).</ref> and subsequently with Scottish music industry analyst JoJo Gould, he co-founded and edited ''Music Business Journal'' ({{ISSN|1473-6233}}).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://collections.crest.ac.uk/14850/|title=Music Business Journal [2001-2006]|last1=D.|first1=Little, Jonathan|last2=John|first2=Gould|year=2001|website=collections.crest.ac.uk|access-date=2017-06-30}}</ref>

Having acted as a Curriculum Consultant to the [http://www.bimm.co.uk/ British and Irish Modern Music Institute], and Visiting Lecturer in Media Music Composition at the University of Surrey, Little became Reader (2012), and then Professor (2017), in Music Composition and Music History at the University of Chichester.

Little has written two academic studies on musical orientalism and exotic orchestration for EMP, New York: ''The Influence of European Literary and Artistic Representations of the 'Orient' on Western Orchestral Compositions, ca. 1840-1920: From Oriental Inspiration to 'Exotic' Orchestration'',<ref>First reviewed by John Wheatley in ''Tempo'', Vol. 65, No. 257 (July 2011) (Cambridge University Press, UK), pp. 92-3.</ref> together with its companion volume, ''Literary Sources of Nineteenth-Century Musical Orientalism: The Hypnotic Spell of the Exotic on Music of the Romantic Period''.<ref>See reviews by Elizabeth Markham in the IAML journal, ''Fontes Artis Musicae'', Vol. 61, Issue 2 (Apr-Jun 2014), pp. 203-7.</ref> (This 950-page, two-volume study won an Authors' Foundation/Royal Literary Fund Award for 2011.)

Many of Little's compositions are issued by Wirripang.<ref>See biography and works list at: http://www.australiancomposers.com.au/</ref> The National Library of Australia holds copies of Little's selected verse, and all his published musical works.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Search/Home?lookfor=author:%22Little,%20Jonathan,%201965-%22&iknowwhatimean=1|title=Search Results {{!}} National Library of Australia|website=catalogue.nla.gov.au|access-date=2017-06-30}}</ref> Selected recordings of his music are on deposit at the Australian National Film and Sound Archive, with many scores and recordings also held by the Australian Music Centre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/little-jonathan-david|title=Jonathan David Little : Represented Artist Profile : Australian Music Centre|website=www.australianmusiccentre.com.au|access-date=2017-06-30}}</ref>

== Published work ==

=== Printed music ===

==== Symphonic and orchestral ====

*Terpsichore: "The Whirler" or Muse of Dance, Op. 7 (from ''The Nine Muses'', No. 7) (Dance Poem for Large Orchestra), c. 15' (Wollongong, Australia: Wirripang, 2006) ISMN M720072234. *Polyhymnia: "She of Many Hymns" or Muse of Sacred Poetry, Op. 10 (from ''The Nine Muses'', No. 6) (Lamentation for String Orchestra), c. 21' (Wollongong, Australia: Wirripang, 2010) ISMN 9790720101989.

==== Chamber and instrumental ====

*''Sacred Prelude'', Op. 1 (string quintet), c. 11' (Wollongong, Australia: Wirripang, 2006) ISMN M720060255. *''Themes on a Variation'', Op. 3 (brass & percussion), c. 14' (Wollongong, Australia: Wirripang, 2007) ISMN M720060101. *''Fanfare'', Op. 3a (brass & percussion), c. 1’30 (Wollongong, Australia: Wirripang, 2006) ISMN M720041711. *''Duo Sonata on Elizabethan Themes'', in 4 movements, Op. 4 (2 percussion soloists), ca. 21' (Wollongong, Australia: Wirripang, 2006) ISMN M720072166. *''The Feast of Kings and Martyrs'', Op. 8 (dual for 2 percussionists), ca. 5' (Wollongong, Australia: Wirripang, 2007) ISMN M720060705.

==== Choral and vocal ====

*''Basque Lullaby'', Op. 1a (voice and piano), c. 2' (Wollongong, Australia: Wirripang, 2005) ISMN M720060187. *''That Time of Year'', Op. 2 (a cappella SATBarB soloists), c. 5' (Wollongong, Australia: Wirripang, 2006) ISMN M720041728. *''Kyrie'', Op. 5 from ''Missa Temporis Perditi'' (a cappella SATB double choir and soloists), c. 5' (Wollongong, Australia: Wirripang, 2005) ISMN M720007908. *''Wasted and Worn'', Op. 6 (part song for a cappella SSAATTBB soloists or choir), c. 6' (publication pending) *''Recordare Domine (On Ixion's Wheel)'', Op. 9 (a cappella SSSSAAAATTTTBBBB choir), c. 21' (Wollongong, Australia: Wirripang, 2010) ISMN 9790720101972. *''Gloria'', Op. 18 from Missa Temporis Perditi (a cappella SATB double choir and soloists), c. 10'; (Wollongong, Australia: Wirripang, 2019) *''Missa Brevis'', Op. 23 (a cappella SATB double choir and soloists), c. 15' (Wollongong, Australia: Wirripang, 2019)

=== Recordings ===

*''Terpsichore and Other Works'': Tallis Chamber Choir / Philip Simms; String soloists of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vocal soloists of the Sofia National Opera; Cardiff Percussion Duo; Kiev Philharmonic Orchestra (and principal soloists) / Robert Ian Winstin. Dilute Recordings, UK (Jan. 2008). Cat. No. DIL 07-002. *''Polyhymnia'': Strings of the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra (and principal soloists) / Petr Vronsky; Kiev Philharmonic Orchestra (and principal soloists); String soloists of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Robert Ian Winstin; Tallis Chamber Choir / Philip Simms; Navona (28 February 2012). Cat. No. NV5867. *''Woefully Arrayed: Sacred and Secular Choral and Polychoral Works of Jonathan David Little.'' Vox Futura / Andrew Shenton; Stanbery Singers / Paul John Stanbery; Thomas Tallis Society Choir / Philip Simms. Navona (14 July 2017). Cat. No. NV6113.

=== Writings ===

* ''Sources of Nineteenth-Century Musical Orientalism'' (doctoral dissertation). Monash University, 1995. * (as co-editor) ''The Musicians' and Songwriters' Yearbook 2007''. London: Adam & Charles Black, 2006. {{ISBN|9780713675313}}. * (as co-editor) ''The Musicians' and Songwriters' Yearbook 2008''. London: Adam & Charles Black, 2007. {{ISBN|9780713684728}}. * ''The Influence of European Literary and Artistic Representations of the 'Orient' on Western Orchestral Compositions, ca. 1840-1920: From Oriental Inspiration to 'Exotic' Orchestration''. Lewiston, N.Y.: Edwin Mellen Press, 2010. {{ISBN|9780773414266}}. * ''Literary Sources of Nineteenth-Century Musical Orientalism: The Hypnotic Spell of the Exotic on Music of the Romantic Period''. Lewiston, N.Y.: Edwin Mellen Press, 2011. {{ISBN|9780773415539}}.

== Main awards and honours == * '''2019''' – Fellowship of the London College of Music (for Music Composition)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.australiancomposers.com.au/pages/jonathan-david-little|title=Jonathan David Little|website=Australian Composers|access-date=2019-09-26}}</ref> * '''2018''' – "Australia Prize for Distinctive Work" nomination (Council for the Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chass.org.au/chass-media-releases/|title=Media Releases {{!}} CHASS|last=CHASS|website=www.chass.org.au|access-date=2018-10-09}}</ref> * '''2018''' – "Best Classical Music Recording" Nomination, Inaugural RoundGlass Music Awards (USA-INDIA)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://parmarecordings-news.com/parma-artists-nominated-for-roundglass-music-awards/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223113024/https://parmarecordings-news.com/parma-artists-nominated-for-roundglass-music-awards/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=23 February 2018|title=PARMA Artists Nominated for RoundGlass Music Awards|date=2017-12-18|work=PARMA Recordings News|access-date=2018-10-09}}</ref> * '''2017''' – Special Distinction, ASCAP Rudolf Nissim Prize (USA) (for large-scale orchestral music)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://parmarecordings-news.com/parma-artist-jonathan-little-is-awarded-rudolf-nissim-prize/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026182820/https://parmarecordings-news.com/parma-artist-jonathan-little-is-awarded-rudolf-nissim-prize/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=26 October 2018|title=PARMA Artist Jonathan Little is Awarded Rudolf Nissim Prize|date=2017-01-18|work=PARMA Recordings News|access-date=2018-10-09}}</ref> * '''2016-18''' – Royal Philharmonic Society / BBC Radio 3 "ENCORE Choral" Award (UK)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/rps_today/news/winning_works_for_encore_choral_announced|title=ENCORE Choral Works Announced|website=Royal Philharmonic Society|access-date=2018-10-09}}</ref> * '''2012''' – "Album des Mes en RNA (Febrero 2012)" (Album of the Month in ''Reviews New Age'', Feb. 2012); Nomination for "Mejor Álbum RNA de Año" (Best Album of the Year) (Spain)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://myppk.com/Users/5816/PDFs/ReviewsNewAge-Polyhymnia(2012).pdf|title=Polyhymnia|website=myppk.com}}</ref> * '''2011''' – The John Clementi Collard Fellowship in Music of The City of London's Worshipful Company of Musicians (UK)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://myppk.com/Users/5816/PDFs/JonathanLittle-LATEST-NEWS(JMarch2012)-COLLARD.pdf|title=Latest News – 2012|website=myppk}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==

* ''Tempo'' (UK), Vol. 62: No. 243 (Jan. 2008), pp. 88–89 * ''https://web.archive.org/web/20100103033830/http://musicomh.com/classical/recordings/terpsichore_1108.htm MusicOMH.com'' (UK), November 2008 * [http://www.mvdaily.com/articles/2009/05/little.htm ''Music & Vision''] (UK), 16 May 2009 * ''Fanfare'' (US), Vol. 31: No. 5 (May–June 2008), pp. 179–180 * ''Fanfare'' (US), Vol. 32: No. 2 (Nov-Dec 2008), p. 77. * ''Tempo'' (UK), Vol. 66: No. 259 (Jan. 2012), pp. 93–94 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120503232803/http://reviewsnewage.com/jonathanlittle.html ''Reviews New Age'' (Spain) (February, 2012)] * [http://transcentury.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/modern-but-accessible.html ''Infodad'' (US) (1 March 2012)] * [http://classicalmodernmusic.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/jonathan-little-polyhymnia-string.html ''Gapplegate Classical-Modern Music Review'' (US) (12 April 2012)] * [http://www.mydail.com/2012/09/little.htm{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Music & Vision (UK), 25 September 2012 [online<nowiki>]</nowiki>] * [http://www.fanfaremag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49620 ''Fanfare'' (US), Vol. 36: No. 1 (Sept-Oct 2012), pp. 58-72 - Feature article (includes extensive interview with Martin Anderson, and reviews by Anderson, Canfield and Nockin)] * ''Fanfare'' (US), Vol. 36: No. 2 (Nov-Dec 2012)

==External links== * {{Commons category-inline|Jonathan Little (composer)}}

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