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.
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. 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.
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Voice, SATB, Piano Accompaniment SKU: HL.14021012<...(+)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor,
Bass Voice, SATB, Piano
Accompaniment
SKU:
HL.14021012
Composed
by Sir Peter Maxwell
Davies. Music Sales
America. Choral. Book
[Softcover]. Composed
2003. 72 pages. Chester
Music #CH62689. Published
by Chester Music
(HL.14021012).
ISBN
9780711989030. UPC:
884088440305.
8.25x11.75x0.18
inches.
Commissione
d by the International
Organ Festival Nurnberg
Musica Sacra to celebrate
its fiftieth anniversary.
If this glorious,
full-blooded, passionate
oratorio doesn't pierce,
wound and ravish even the
casual listener, nothing
will. Roderic
Dunnett.
Orchestra SKU: HL.14020999 Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sa...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
HL.14020999
Composed
by Sir Peter Maxwell
Davies. Music Sales
America. Classical.
Studyscore. Composed
2001. 40 pages. Chester
Music #CH61358. Published
by Chester Music
(HL.14020999).
ISBN
9780711983823.
7.0x10.0x0.141
inches.
Study Score
of Throstle's Nest
Junction for orchestra.
This work was
commissioned by the BBC,
first performed on 16th
November 1996, by the BBC
Philharmonic, conducted
by the composer. Duration
c. 15 minutes.
Conductor's score and
orchestral parts are
available on hire.
SATB Choir, Orchestra SKU: HL.14020995 Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davi...(+)
SATB Choir, Orchestra
SKU: HL.14020995
Composed by Sir Peter
Maxwell Davies. Music
Sales America. Classical.
Studyscore. Composed
2002. 158 pages. Chester
Music #CH61225. Published
by Chester Music
(HL.14020995).
ISBN
9780711961920.
Stud
y score of The Three
Kings, A Christmas
Cantata for SATB soli,
chorus and orchestra.
Texts by George Mackay
Brown and mediaeval,
anonymous. This work was
commissioned by the
London Symphony Chorus to
commemorate its 30th
anniversary. First
performed on 15th October
1995 at the Barbican
Hall, London. Duration 50
minutes. Vocal Score also
available for sale.
Conductor's score and
orchestral parts are
available for hire.
For SSA Chorus and Piano. Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1934-). Choral...(+)
For SSA Chorus and Piano.
Composed by Sir Peter
Maxwell
Davies (1934-). Choral.
Classical. Octavo.
Composed
2016. 6 pages. Music
Sales
#CH84634. Published by
Music
Sales
Orchestra, Chamber Group SKU: HL.14020983 Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell D...(+)
Orchestra, Chamber Group
SKU: HL.14020983
Composed by Sir Peter
Maxwell Davies. Music
Sales America. Classical.
Book [Softcover].
Composed 2002. Chester
Music #CH55167. Published
by Chester Music
(HL.14020983).
This consists
of five short movements.
They were written for the
Sunday lunchtime magazine
programme, 'Not Now, I'm
Listening' and were first
broadcast on BBC Radio 4
on 6 November 1977. The
work was first performed
in concert by the Fires
of London at the 1978
Edinburgh Festival.
Piano and Orchestra SKU: HL.14021032 Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies...(+)
Piano and Orchestra
SKU: HL.14021032
Composed by Sir Peter
Maxwell Davies. Music
Sales America. 20th
Century. Score Only.
Composed 2003. 132 pages.
Chester Music #CH61823.
Published by Chester
Music (HL.14021032).
ISBN 9780711985605.
5.5x7.5x0.432
inches.
This work
was commissioned by the
Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra. It was first
performed on 7th November
1997 at the Royal
Conference Hall,
Nottingham, by Kathryn
Stott and the Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by the
composer.
Orchestra (Score) SKU: HL.14008392 Caroline Mathilde Act I (Concert Su...(+)
Orchestra (Score)
SKU:
HL.14008392
Caroline Mathilde Act
I (Concert Suite).
Composed by Sir Peter
Maxwell Davies. Music
Sales America. 20th
Century. Book
[Softcover]. Composed
1999. 74 pages. Chester
Music #CH60949. Published
by Chester Music
(HL.14008392).
ISBN
9780711936942.
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. In
keeping with the period,
and perhaps also with the
traditions of Romantic
ballet, the music is
relatively simple in
harmony and form, and
most of the action is
conveyed in set-piece
dances. The suite, which
consists essentially of
the second half of Act I,
begins with one of these,
a bristling interplay of
wind and string ensembles
in D major, portraying in
the ballet a curious
nuptial game with the
king and princess on
movable pedestals. The
slow music that follows
has to do with the king's
healing by Dr. Struensee
and the new queen's
unquiet reverie (oboe and
cor anglais solos). Then
the suite, like the act,
is capped by a pair of
pas-de-deux, the first
savage and bizarre for
the royal couple, the
second rich and
passionate for the queen
and the miracle-working
doctor. Score
(miniature). Duration c.
25mins.
Stringorchestra with Wind SKU: HL.14020989 Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell ...(+)
Stringorchestra with Wind
SKU: HL.14020989
Composed by Sir Peter
Maxwell Davies. Music
Sales America. 20th
Century. Set. Composed
1999. 72 pages. Chester
Music #CH61154. Published
by Chester Music
(HL.14020989).
ISBN
9780711952027.
9.0x12.0x0.433
inches.
The solo
group consists of a
sextet of the woodwind
instruments which are
normally doubled with
more regular members of
the orchestra: these six
strangers, now brought to
the fore, are piccolo,
alto flute, cor anglais,
clarinet in Eb, bass
clarinet in Bb and
contrabassoon. They make
a motley group, diverse
in colour as in register,
and one of the tasks of
the piece sets itself is
to have them blend and
cohere, both together as
an ensemble and in
partnership with the
string orchestra (which
itself is used with
unusual variety and
subtlety). Another
evident task of the work
is to provide fine solos
for each member of the
woodwind sextet: bright
dances for the piccolo,
recitatives for the alto
flute, a stoical song
from the contrabassoon in
the extreme bass. The
work is cast as a single
movement, which begins in
the composer's
first-movement style of
rapid regeneration. This
is interrupted by slow
interventions, including
one for divided strings
which gives rise to a
sextuple cadenza for the
soloists. Out of this
comes a slow movement, or
sequence of short slow
movements, followed by a
dancing finale with its
own slow episodes.
Altogether this is music
of songs and dances,
heavily tinged with
Scottish rhythms and
tonalities: one might
think of a magic bagpipe,
having six chanters and a
drone of variegated
string texture.
2 Pianos SKU: HL.14021031 Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sal...(+)
2 Pianos
SKU:
HL.14021031
Composed
by Sir Peter Maxwell
Davies. Music Sales
America. 20th Century.
Score. Composed 2003. 88
pages. Chester Music
#CH61824. Published by
Chester Music
(HL.14021031).
ISBN
9780711985612.
This
work was commissioned by
the Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra. It was first
performed on 7th November
1997 at the Royal
Conference Hall,
Nottingham, by Kathryn
Stott and the Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by the
composer. 2 copies are
required for
performance.
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.
Violin (Violin) SKU: HL.14021026 Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Mu...(+)
Violin (Violin)
SKU:
HL.14021026
Composed
by Sir Peter Maxwell
Davies. Music Sales
America. Exam Material.
Songbook . Composed 2000.
4 pages. Chester Music
#CH61785. Published by
Chester Music
(HL.14021026).
8.25x11.5x0.017
inches.
This
unaffected but effective
piece is a homage to the
late Marjorie Linklater,
a much-loved friend from
Orkney, and a charming
set-piece for violinists
of moderate ability. The
slow introductory adagio
serves the function of a
fond elegy, proving the
simple effect of moving
between D minor and D
major. It serves the
songful quality of the
violin, as does the
wistful central episode
of the main sequence; but
an exuberant love of the
dance is the essence of
the allegro, with the
high, bright sonority of
the instrument very much
to the fore. It was first
performed by Julia
Robinson Dean at the St
Magnus Festival, Orkney,
on 21st June 1998.
Arranged for solo violin.
Duration c. 4
minutes.
Opera, Lyrics Only SKU: HL.14020981 Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies....(+)
Opera, Lyrics Only
SKU: HL.14020981
Composed by Sir Peter
Maxwell Davies. Music
Sales America. Opera or
Operetta. Book
[Softcover]. Composed
1999. 36 pages. Chester
Music #CH61074. Published
by Chester Music
(HL.14020981).
ISBN
9780711947184.
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.
Text Only.