Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone Voice, Orchestra

SKU: HL.14020963

Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sales America. 20th Century. Book Only. Composed 1999. 168 pages. Chester Music #CH55386. Published by Chester Music (HL.14020963).

9.0x12.0x0.5 inches.

Peter Maxwell Davies' 1979 work for mezzo-soprano, baritone and orchestra, commissioned by the Philharmonia Orchestra, who gave the first performance in May 1992 at the Royal Festival Hall, with Simon Rattle conducting. The 'Black Pentecost' is the coming of uranium mining, which was a threat to Orkney when the work was written. The text tells of the destruction of old ways of life, the eclipse of the human by the technological. Davies sets it as a gripping dramatic cantata which is also a four-movement symphony, with the songs for imperious baritone and lyrical mezzo-soprano linked by orchestral transitions. The work is a lament, and at the same time a fiercely argued protest. Score. Duration c. 40mins.

Organ - Grade 3

SKU: HL.14043170

Organ Solo. Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sales America. Classical, Contemporary. Softcover. 14 pages. Chester Music #CH81290. Published by Chester Music (HL.14043170).

12.0x8.25x0.43 inches.

On 23 June 2013 Peter Maxwell Davies 's Capstone , for organ, received its world premiere performance at the City of London Festival. Commissioned by St Paul's Cathedral, Capstone was performed at the Cathedral by its organist, Simon Johnson.