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The Music of Peter Maxwell Davies (Hardcover)
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The Music of Peter Maxwell Davies (Hardcover)
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Peter Maxwell Davies (1934-2016) was one of the leading
international composers of the post-war period as well as one of
the most productive. Peter Maxwell Davies (1934-2016) was one of
the leading international composers of the post-war period as well
as one of the most productive. This book provides a global view of
his music, integrating a number of resonant themes in the
composer's work while covering a representative cross-section of
his vast output - his work list encompasses nearly 550 compositions
in every established genre. Each chapter focuses on specific major
works and offers generaldiscussion of other selected works
connected to the main themes. These themes include compositional
technique and process; genre; form and architecture; tonality and
texture; allusion, quotation and musical critique; and place and
landscape. Throughout, the book contends that Davies's works are
not created in a vacuum but are intimately connected to, and are a
reflection of, 'the past'. This deep engagement occurs on a number
of levels, fluctuating and interacting with the composer's own
predominantly modernist idiom and evoking a chain of historical
resonances. Making sustained reference to Davies's own words,
articles and programme notes as well as privileged access to
primary source material from his estate, the book illuminates the
composer's practices and approaches while shaping a discourse
around his music.
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