Flute and Harp SKU: HL.14021002 Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Mus...(+)
Flute and Harp
SKU:
HL.14021002
Composed
by Sir Peter Maxwell
Davies. Music Sales
America. Classical. Book
[Softcover]. Composed
1999. 10 pages. Chester
Music #CH60938. Published
by Chester Music
(HL.14021002).
ISBN
9780711955103.
9.0x12.0x0.054
inches.
Two dances
for flute and harp from
Peter Maxwell Davies'
ballet Caroline Mathilde.
A new instrumentation
restores this linked pair
of dances from Davies's
second full-length
ballet, Caroline Mathilde
based on the story of the
eighteenth-century
British princess sent in
marriage to Denmark, to
the eighteenth-century
milieu of the work's
setting and musical
world. The period manners
- a gavotte in the first
dance, a gigue at the
start of the second - are
typically overlaid with
the composer's
Scottishness. In general
the harp has an
accompanying role, but it
comes forward alone in
the second movement,
which ends with bravura
from both instruments.
These two dances were
first performed in
September 1993 at the
Northlands Festival by
David Nicholson and
Eluned Pierce. Score and
flute part. Duration c.
5mins. Harp part edited
by Elune Pierce.
SATB Choir, Orchestra SKU: HL.14021035 Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davi...(+)
SATB Choir, Orchestra
SKU: HL.14021035
Composed by Sir Peter
Maxwell Davies. Music
Sales America. 20th
Century. Studyscore.
Composed 2005. 44 pages.
Chester Music #CH66253.
Published by Chester
Music (HL.14021035).
ISBN 9780711998001.
Lyrics by George Mackay
Brown.
A haunting
setting of four elegies
from the writing of
George Mackay Brown,
composed by Peter Maxwell
Davies. Completed in
1998, this powerful and
unsettling work is based
upon four short verses
that explore the more
sinister, tragic and even
supernatural qualities of
the oceans and tides.
Composed for soloists,
mixed chorus and
Orchestra, the work was
commissioned by the
Scottish Chamber
Orchestra to celebrate
its 25th anniversary. The
work was first performed
in December 1998 at
Queen's Hall, Edinburgh,
conducted by the
composer. The vocal score
is available using
product code CH61504.
Flute and Orchestra SKU: HL.14021039 Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies...(+)
Flute and Orchestra
SKU: HL.14021039
Composed by Sir Peter
Maxwell Davies. Music
Sales America. Classical.
Book [Softcover].
Composed 2005. 52 pages.
Chester Music #CH61596.
Published by Chester
Music (HL.14021039).
ISBN 9781844493425.
5.5x7.5x0.214
inches.
A dreamlike
and evocative work from
Peter Maxwell Davies for
flute and orchestra. The
piece captures the wonder
and sanctuary of the
composer's home,
surrounded by seabirds
and seals that fire the
imagination in childlike
ways, evoking images of
mermaids and angels.
Descriptive and inventive
orchestral colours
support and illuminate
the flute solo material
that is both tranquil and
highly virtuosic. The
piece was first performed
in May 1999 at the Royal
Concert Hall, Dublin.
SATB Choir and Piano (Choral Score) SKU: HL.14008386 Composed by Sir Pete...(+)
SATB Choir and Piano
(Choral Score)
SKU:
HL.14008386
Composed
by Sir Peter Maxwell
Davies. Music Sales
America. Classical. Book
[Softcover]. Composed
1999. 20 pages. Chester
Music #CH59618. Published
by Chester Music
(HL.14008386).
ISBN
9780711927797. UPC:
884088447434.
7.0x10.0x0.051
inches.
Peter
Maxwell Davies' 1990 work
for unaccompanied SATB
choir, written for the
BBC singers. Words by
George Mackay Brown.
'Written for the BBC
Singers, this piece
requires a high level of
choral expertise in its
rhythms, intricate
textures (though nearly
always in four parts),
wide-ranging vocal lines
and characteristically
dark but luminous
harmony, impregnated with
tritones and seconds. Not
for the first time,
Davies and George Mackay
Brow follow the Stations
of the Cross, though the
fourteen sections are
joined into a continuous
slow-fast-slow musical
movement, and the
references to the events
of Holy Week are oblique.
Vocal score with piano
accompaniment for
rehearsal purposes.
Flute and Piano (Score) SKU: HL.14008426 Strathclyde Concerto No. 6 (F...(+)
Flute and Piano (Score)
SKU: HL.14008426
Strathclyde Concerto
No. 6 (Flute Part).
Composed by Sir Peter
Maxwell Davies. Music
Sales America. Classical.
Book [Softcover].
Composed 1999. 60 pages.
Chester Music #CH61024.
Published by Chester
Music (HL.14008426).
ISBN
9780711942042.
The
solo flute here is kept
in high profile by the
absence from the
orchestra not only of
other flutes, but also of
violins and oboes; in
addition, the trumpets
are used sparingly (they
do not, for instance,
play in the slow
movement), so that for
much of the time the
flute is playing against
a mellow ensemble of
clarinets, horns,
bassoons and low strings.
If this is, nevertheless,
one of Davies's most
open-spirited pieces,
that comes partly from
the ready flights of the
soloist, partly from its
glockenspiel
accompaniments in the
outer movements (replaced
by ticking claves in the
Adagio), partly from the
dancing character of so
much of the music, and
partly from the harmonic
clarity, in a light
region not far from C
minor. Flute part with
piano reduction of the
orchestral score.
String Quartet (Score) SKU: HL.14008409 Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Dav...(+)
String Quartet (Score)
SKU: HL.14008409
Composed by Sir Peter
Maxwell Davies. Music
Sales America. 20th
Century. Book Only.
Composed 1999. Chester
Music #CH55681. Published
by Chester Music
(HL.14008409).
This is - so
far - the earliest
composition by Davies to
be available for
performance, and mighty
interesting it is.
Written while he was
still a young student, it
provides a candid glimpse
of the thing that
concerned him: how music
could be both
forward-moving in the
classical Western sense
(this is, after all, a
piece for a wholly
conventional medium) and
repetitive in the manner
of the Indian and
medieval music in which
he was interested. What
results is a singular
machine geared to an
intermittent ostinato in
the first violin. This
movement for string
quartet was first
performed by the Arditti
Quartet in May 1983, as
part of the 40th
Anniversary Gala concert
of the Society for the
Promotion of New Music at
the Barbican Hall,
London. Score
(miniature). Duration c.
5mins.
String Quartet (Score) SKU: HL.14022647 Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Dav...(+)
String Quartet (Score)
SKU: HL.14022647
Composed by Sir Peter
Maxwell Davies. Music
Sales America. Classical.
Score. Composed 2006. 24
pages. Chester Music
#CH69135. Published by
Chester Music
(HL.14022647).
ISBN
9781846098611.
5.5x7.5x0.101
inches.
This work
was commissioned by the
Naxos Recording Company,
and is the fifth in a
series of ten quartets.
It was first performed on
20th October 2004 at the
Wigmore Hall, London by
the Maggini Quartet.
High Voice and Orchestra SKU: HL.14020965 Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell D...(+)
High Voice and Orchestra
SKU: HL.14020965
Composed by Sir Peter
Maxwell Davies. Music
Sales America. 20th
Century. Score. Composed
1999. 92 pages. Chester
Music #CH60950. Published
by Chester Music
(HL.14020965).
ISBN
9780711936959.
The
story centres on the
English princess Caroline
Mathilde (1751-1775),
sister of George III, who
at the age of 15 was sent
to Denmark to marry the
17-year-old eccentric and
schizophrenic Danish
King, Christian VII. The
ballet portrays her
unhappy marriage, the
King's growing madness
and her fatal love-affair
with Struensee, the
King's influential
physician, which leads to
their arrest, his
execution and her exile,
at the age of 20,
separated from her two
young children. This
suite begins with the
act's opening number: a
boisterous, stamping
dance to which the people
rudely mock Queen
Caroline Mathilde and her
lover Struensee. After
this comes a dark Adagio,
The Conspiracy, in which
the theme passes like
persuasion from mouth to
mouth, its variations
suggesting the different
attitudes of the
conspirators, firmly
controlled by the
brass-driven gestures of
the Queen Dowager. The
conspiracy then works
itself out at a court
masked ball, from which
the suite includes two
dances: a gavotte, and a
slow, lubricious
passacaglia that is a pas
de deux for Caroline
Mathilde and Struensee.
The Arrest comes with a
gathering rush of music
that envelops the King,
the Queen and Struensee,
leading to a vociferous
climax in which they are
held apart. In The
Execution, slow white
music for wordless female
voices, harp and low
strings is interrupted by
pathetic, alienated
outbursts from the King.
The suite ends, as does
the ballet, with a quiet
adagio lament for
clarinets and alto flute
as the Queen goes into
exile. Score. Duration c.
33mins.
String Quartet (String Quartet) SKU: HL.14020978 Composed by Sir Peter Ma...(+)
String Quartet (String
Quartet)
SKU:
HL.14020978
Composed
by Sir Peter Maxwell
Davies. Music Sales
America. Classical.
Score. Composed 2005. 40
pages. Chester Music
#CH66594. Published by
Chester Music
(HL.14020978).
ISBN
9781844498802.
5.5x7.5x0.147
inches.
The second
of the Quartets
commissioned by the Naxos
label was completed in
January 2003. This work
swings between nervous
virtuosic energy to the
serene calm of an
extended Lento, with
exotic harmonies
reminiscent of Bartok,
and is characterised by
it's sharp and
unpredictable contrasts.
First performed by the
Maggini Quartet on 11
July 2003 at the
Pittville Pump Room,
Cheltenham, as part of
the Cheltenham
International Festival.
This is the score in a
pocket-size format. The
set of parts is
available, catalogue
number CH66594-01.
Orchestra SKU: HL.14020988 Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sa...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
HL.14020988
Composed
by Sir Peter Maxwell
Davies. Music Sales
America. Score. Composed
2005. 62 pages. Chester
Music #CH69036. Published
by Chester Music
(HL.14020988).
ISBN
9781846090059. UPC:
884088435233.
5.5x7.5x0.303
inches.
Spinning
Jenny is a portrait of
Leigh, Lancashire circa
1948 and one of a series
of occasional pieces
inspired by Davies' youth
in Salford. Spinning
Jenny Street was a noisy,
hazardous street,
clangerous with industry
and activity when davies
was at Grammar school in
1945. A modest work, but
one which reflects many
aspects of the place,
period and people it was
inspired by. Commissioned
by the BBC, it was first
performed on 21st July
199 as part of the BBC
promenade concert at the
Royal Albert Hall by the
BBC Philharmonic
conducted by Davies
himself. This is the
miniature format of the
full orchestral
score..
Organ (Organ) SKU: HL.14008416 Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Musi...(+)
Organ (Organ)
SKU:
HL.14008416
Composed
by Sir Peter Maxwell
Davies. Music Sales
America. Classical. Book
[Softcover]. Composed
1999. 32 pages. Chester
Music #CH55477. Published
by Chester Music
(HL.14008416).
9.0x12.0x0.132
inches.
This
essentially contemplative
work in four movements is
based on a plainsong
fragment from the
Lamentations of Jeremiah,
traditionally sung on
Maundy Thursday in the
ceremonies spiralling
down to the sacrifice of
Christ on Good Friday.
First performed in June
1982 by Richard Hughes,
to whom the work is
dedicated.
Violin, Cello and Piano SKU: HL.14008378 Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Da...(+)
Violin, Cello and Piano
SKU: HL.14008378
Composed by Sir Peter
Maxwell Davies. Music
Sales America. Classical.
Book [Softcover].
Composed 2005. 64 pages.
Chester Music #CH66264.
Published by Chester
Music (HL.14008378).
ISBN 9781846091186.
8.5x11.75x0.185
inches.
This piece
was written as a tribute
to the people of Fair
Isle, a remote community
that lies between Orkney
and Shetland, which is
also the home of the
composer. The work was
composed for the Grieg
Trio of Norway, and
reflect the ensemble's
virtuosity with striking
cadenzas that showcase
the performers. The music
is rugged, ever-changing
and full of the energy of
this unique
landscape.
String Quartet SKU: HL.14020979 Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Mus...(+)
String Quartet
SKU:
HL.14020979
Composed
by Sir Peter Maxwell
Davies. Music Sales
America. Classical.
Score. Composed 2005. 32
pages. Chester Music
#CH67045. Published by
Chester Music
(HL.14020979).
ISBN
9781846091193. UPC:
884088435172.
5.5x7.5x0.125
inches.
The third
in the series of ten
Quartets commissioned by
the Naxos recording
company. First performed
at Wigmore Hall, London
in Oct 2003 by the
Maggini Quartet. A
convenient,
miniature-sized version
of the score intended for
study. Performance parts
are available available:
CH67045-01.
Orchestra SKU: HL.14020998 Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sa...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
HL.14020998
Composed
by Sir Peter Maxwell
Davies. Music Sales
America. Classical. Book
[Softcover]. Composed
1999. 8 pages. Chester
Music #CH60356. Published
by Chester Music
(HL.14020998).
ISBN
9780711930766. UPC:
884088435059. 5.5x7.5
inches.
A short
piece for small
orchestra, written in
1989 when the composer
heard of Michael Vyner's
death. Premiered in
October 1989 at
Glyndebourne Sussex, by
the London Sinfonietta
and conducted by the
composer just six days
after Vyman's death.
Approximately six minutes
in duration, it is based
on the plainsong 'Cor
meum et caro mea
exultaverunt in Deum
vivum' and is scored for
two oboes, two bassoons,
two horns, two trumpets,
timpani and strings.
String Quartet (String Quartet) SKU: HL.14020977 Composed by Sir Peter Ma...(+)
String Quartet (String
Quartet)
SKU:
HL.14020977
Composed
by Sir Peter Maxwell
Davies. Music Sales
America. Classical.
Score. Composed 2002. 32
pages. Chester Music
#CH65648. Published by
Chester Music
(HL.14020977).
ISBN
9781844498024.
5.5x7.5x0.127
inches.
The first
in a series of Ten
quartets commissioned by
the Naxos recording
company. First performed
at Wigmore Hall, London
in Oct 2002 by the
Maggini Quartet. A
convenient,
miniature-sized version
of the score intended for
study. Performance parts
are available available:
CH65648-01.
Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1934-). For Baritone, Chorus, Orchestra (S...(+)
Composed by Sir Peter
Maxwell Davies (1934-).
For Baritone, Chorus,
Orchestra (Study Score).
Study Score. Softcover.
Schott Music #ED13709.
Published by Schott Music
Composed
by Sir Peter Maxwell
Davies. Music Sales
America. 20th Century.
Book [Softcover].
Composed 1999. 576 pages.
Chester Music #CH60730.
Published by Chester
Music (HL.14008410).
ISBN 9780711932241.
7.5x9.75x1.362
inches.
This work
was commissioned by the
City of Darmstadt for the
Darmstadt State Theatre.
It was first performed in
September 1988 at the
Staatstheater, Darmstadt.
Written for full
orchestra with large
percussion section,
marching band, pop group
and electronic vocal
quartet. Duration c.
75mins.
Mixed choir, organ and wind instrumentsensemble SKU: HL.49030447 (Psal...(+)
Mixed choir, organ and
wind instrumentsensemble
SKU: HL.49030447
(Psalm 100).
Composed by Maxwell. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Edition Schott. Study
Score. Composed 1999. 21
pages. Duration 4'.
Schott Music #ED 12697.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49030447).
ISBN
9790220120220.
6.0x8.25x0.099 inches.
English.
This short
work (4 minutes) was
commissioned by the Dean
and Chapter of St Paul's
Cathedral for their
National Millennium
Service for England and
has since become popular
with choirs everywhere.
It can be performed with
choir and organ (ED
12657) and there is also
a version by the composer
for brass ensemble.
Violin and Orchestra (Score) SKU: HL.14008396 Composed by Sir Peter Maxwe...(+)
Violin and Orchestra
(Score)
SKU:
HL.14008396
Composed
by Sir Peter Maxwell
Davies. Music Sales
America. Classical. Book
[Softcover]. Composed
1999. 112 pages. Chester
Music #CH55780. Published
by Chester Music
(HL.14008396).
ISBN
9780711921337.
8.5x12.0x0.533
inches.
This work
was commissioned by the
Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra to celebrate
its 40th birthday. The
first performance took
place in June 1986 at St.
Magnus' Cathedral,
Kirkwall, as part of the
tenth St. Magnus
Festival. Written for and
first performed by Isaac
Stern, Davies's Violin
Concerto brings together
two streams in his music:
symphonism and
folk-fiddling. In its
strongly developed
substance, it asks to be
measured in the company
of Beethoven, Brahms and
Sibelius, while there is
also, particularly in the
middle movement, a strong
element of the Scots
lament. The orchestra is
generally muted in
colour, though there is a
dramatic role for the
timpanist. There are
three movements, played
without a break - this is
only one of many
connections with the
Mendelssohn Violin
Concerto. Duration c.
30mins.