Composer & music critic & pianist & writer
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji
English Parsi composer of piano works of extreme length and difficulty, who banned their performance for decades.
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji was an English composer, music critic, pianist and writer. His music, written over a period of seventy years, ranges from sets of miniatures to works lasting several hours. One of the most prolific 20th-century composers, he is best known for his piano pieces, notably nocturnes such as Gulistān and Villa Tasca, and large-scale, technically intricate compositions, which include seven symphonies for piano solo, four toccatas, Sequentia cyclica and 100 Transcendental Studies. He felt alienated from English society by reason of his homosexuality and mixed ancestry, and had a lifelong tendency to seclusion.
- Born
- 1892-08-14, Chingford, EnglandA Sunday
- Died
- 1988-10-15, Winfrith Newburgh, EnglandA Saturday, aged 96
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1892-08-14, Chingford, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 22°05′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 11°53′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 11°00′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Cancer | 13°04′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 9°39′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Aries | 24°56′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Virgo | 28°15′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 2°31′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 11°03′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 9°42′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1988-10-15, Winfrith Newburgh, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 22°18′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 14°23′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 13°43′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Virgo | 12°42′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 0°57′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 5°24′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 27°36′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 27°43′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 7°36′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 11°42′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.