Peter Maxwell Davies

A sketch of the majestic flight of a great and rare sea-bird in music which is mostly slow though rising to scalic runs of great brilliance and flexibility.For solo horn.

This work commemorates the 50th anniversary of the untimely death of the brilliant Horn player Dennis Brain. The solo version is intended for instrumentalists of Grade 6 and above.Peter Maxwell Davies is among the most prolific iconoclastic versatile and energetic of contemporary British composers. Among the best known of his many works are Eight Songs for a Mad King The Lighthouse chamber opera and short Piano work Farewell to Stromness.