Taverner: An interpretation

Beard, David Jason ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3892-843X 2009. Taverner: An interpretation. Gloag, Kenneth and Jones, Nicholas, eds. Peter Maxwell Davies Studies, Cambridge Composer Studies, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 79-105.

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Abstract

2009 marks the 75th birthday of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, an occasion that presents 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.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Music
Subjects:	M Music and Books on Music > ML Literature of music
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
ISBN:	9780521886581
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Last Modified:	18 Oct 2022 13:46
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/15325

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