Peter Maxwell Davies Studies (Cambridge Composer Studies)

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Cambridge University Press, 8/31/2009EAN 9780521886581, ISBN10: 0521886589Hardcover, 276 pages, 25.3 x 18.2 x 1.7 cmLanguage: English2009 marked the 75th birthday of Sir Peter Maxw ell Davies, an occasion that presented an opportunity for reflection upon, and appreciation of, a period of compositional achievement that extends from the 1950s to the present. This book forms part of that reflection through a statement of the current condition of research on Maxwell Davies's music. Detailed analytical discussions of individual works, such as the opera Taverner and the First Symphony, coexist with broader issues and perspectives, including Davies's own writings about music, his engagement with sonata form, the compositional source, problems of text, and the situating of this music within and in relation to 'modern times'. The book describes selected works from all periods of Davies's rich and diverse career, resulting in a portrait of the music that, while it may be incomplete, reveals the essence of this remarkable composer and his music.Preface1. 'A dark voice from within'Peter Maxwell Davies and modern times ARNOLD WHITTALL2. The writings of a young British composerPeter Maxwell Davies in the 1950s NICHOLAS JONES3. Thematic drama in early Peter Maxwell Daviesfrom Op. 1 to the First Taverner Fantasia PHILIP RUPPRECHT4. Taverneran interpretation DAVID BEARD5. The ghost in the machinesonata form in the music of Peter Maxwell Davies RODNEY LISTER6. Questions of form and genre in Peter Maxwell Davies's First Symphony KENNETH GLOAG7. Peter Maxwell Davies's sourcesreflections on origins, meanings and significance RICHARD McGregor8. Setting it in stonethe problems of an Urtext in the music of Peter Maxwell Davies PETER OWENS9. The composer–performer relationship in the music of Peter Maxwell Davies GRENVILLE HANCOX10. Peter Maxwell Davies at Dartingtonthe composer as teacher PHILIP GRANGEAppendicesAppendix IPeter Maxwell Davies's articles, lectures, interviews and radio broadcasts NICHOLAS JONESAppendix IISource material used in the works of Peter Maxwell Davies, 1957–2006 Richard McGregor. Show more