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Sir Peter Maxwell Davies CH CBE (8 September 1934 – 14 March 2016) was an English composer and conductor, who in 2004 was made Master of the Queen's Music.. As a student at both the University of Manchester and the Royal Manchester College of Music, Davies formed a group dedicated to contemporary music called the New Music Manchester with fellow students Harrison Birtwistle, Alexander Goehr ...
List of compositions by Peter Maxwell Davies. Peter Maxwell Davies in 2012. Peter Maxwell Davies, an English composer and conductor, wrote music in many genres, notably ten symphonies and works for the stage, from the monodrama Eight Songs for a Mad King (first performed in 1969) to The Hogboon (scheduled to be performed in June 2016). [1]
TitleDetailScoringThe Hogboonsoloists children's choirs adult SATB ...336Symphony No. 10 "Alla ricerca di ...baritone choir orchestra3273152012 ( 2012)3062011 ( 2011)Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (born September 8, 1934, Salford, near Manchester, England—died March 14, 2016, Sanday, Orkney Islands, Scotland) was an English composer, conductor, and teacher whose powerfully innovative music made him one of the most influential British composers of the 20th century.
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Mar 14, 2016 · 14 March 2016. Getty Images. Sir Peter was 12 when his first composition was broadcast. Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, celebrated for his prolific and often unpredictable compositions, has died aged 81 ...
Mar 14, 2016 · Peter Maxwell Davies, familiarly known as Max, was born on Sept. 8, 1934, in Salford, near Manchester. His father was a factory manager, and for young Max, the prospect of a career in the factory ...
Mar 14, 2016 · The celebrated composer and conductor Sir Peter Maxwell Davies has died aged 81. The Lancashire-born musician was undergoing chemothrapy for leukaemia. Sir Peter, who lives in Orkney, was ...
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Mar 14, 2016 · Celebrated British composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, a former Master of the Queen's Music, has died at the age of 81. He was known for his modern and avant-garde works, but his most famous piece ...
