The Music of Peter Maxwell Davies

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.

List of contents

Prelude
Biography, Stylistic Development, Autobiography
Compositional Technique and Process
Genre
Form and Architecture
Tonality and Texture
Allusion, Quotation, Musical Critique
Landscape and Place
Postlude
Catalogue of works
Select bibliography
Index of Works by Peter Maxwell Davies

About the author

NICHOLAS JONES is Senior Lecturer in Musicology at Cardiff University.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Nicholas Jones, Nicholas (Royalty Account) Jones, Richard McGregor
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781783274833
• ISBN: 978-1-78327-483-3
• No. of pages: 382
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 239 mm x 33 mm
• Weight: 1134 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > Monographs