Peter Maxwell Davies Studies (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521886581)

2009 marked the 75th birthday of Sir Peter Maxwell 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.

Author: Kenneth Gloag
ISBN-10: 0521886589
ISBN-13: 9780521886581
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/27/2009
Pages: 276
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.70d