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Chronological List of Peter Maxwell Davies' Works
Inspired by the Writings of
George Mackay Brown
1971 ~ From Stone to Thorn
Cantata
for soprano and ensemble
from Stations
of the Cross - An Orkney Tapestry
1973 ~ Fiddlers at the Wedding
Song-cycle for
mezzo-soprano and ensemble
from Fishermen
with Ploughs
1974 ~ Dark Angels
Song-cycle for mezzo-soprano and guitar
from Fishermen with Ploughs
1976 ~ The Blind Fiddler
Song-cycle for mezzo-soprano and instrumental ensemble
from A Spell for Green Corn
1977 ~ The Martyrdom of St Magnus
Chamber opera in nine scenes
from the novel Magnus
Westerlings
Four songs and a prayer, with seascapes for SATB chorus
Poems specially written
1978 ~ The Two Fiddlers
Opera in two acts for young performers
from the short story The Two Fiddlers
1979 ~ Solstice of Light
Cantata for tenor, SATB chorus and organ
Poems specially written
Black Pentecost
For mezzo-soprano, baritone and orchestra
Text drawn from the novel Greenvoe
1981 ~ Lullaby for Lucy
For SATB chorus
Poem specially written
The
Well
Incidental music to a play
1983 ~ Bessie Millie's Wind Shop
Incidental music to a play
Into
the Labyrinth
Cantata for tenor and orchestra
Drawn from the play The Well
1984 ~ One Star at Last
Carol for SATB chorus
from Voyages
1986 ~ House of Winter
Song-cycle for AATBBB chorus or vocal sextet
Four Christmas poems
Sea
Runes
Song-cycle for vocal sextet or AATBBB chorus
from Fishermen with Ploughs
Winterfold
Song-cycle for mezzo-soprano and instrumental ensemble
from Winterfold
1990 ~ Apple Basket: Apple Blossom
For SATB chorus
from Voyages
1991 ~ Witch
Incidental music to a play
The
Road to Colonnus
Incidental music to a play
Unpublished
1993 ~ Shepherds of Hoy
Carol for young children's voices and piano
Poem specially written
1994 ~ A Hoy Calendar
For SATB chorus
Setting of a poem
1995 ~ The Three Kings
For SATB soli, SATB chorus and orchestra
Settings of 12 Christmas poems
1996 ~ Symphony No. 6
For orchestra
Dedicated to George Mackay Brown
1997 ~ Orkney Saga I: Fifteen keels laid
in Norway for Jerusalem-fares
For orchestra
First in a series of fourteen works that together will form a narrative of
"the
most famous recorded voyage that Orkney men ever made",
namely
the journey to and from Jerusalem during the Crusade of 1151.
The
text linking this narrative is written by George Mackay Brown
Orkney
Saga II: in Kirkwall, the first red St Magnus stones
For orchestra
Second in the series of fourteen works.
Linking text by George Mackay Brown
1998 ~ A Reel of Seven Fishermen
Orchestral work in three movements based on a poem:
A
Reel of Seven Fishermen
Sea
Elegy
For SATB Soli Chorus and Orchestra
Choral work
Setting of the poems Four Sea
Elegies from Winterfold
1999 ~ Orkney Saga III: An Orkney
Wintering, Stone poems in Orkahowe:
"great treasure."
For alto saxophone and orchestra
Third in the series of fourteen works.
Linking text by George Mackay Brown
2000 ~ Orkney
Saga V: Westerly Gale in Biscay, Salt in the Bread Broken
For SATB Chorus and orchestra
Fifth in the series of fourteen
works
Linking text by George Mackay Brown
A
Dream of Snow
Songs for children's voices SSAA
Five songs for children taken from the book of poems Following
a Lark
Una
Balena Azzurra
For SATBB Chorus, with option organ or
piano accompaniment
Italian translation of the last part of A
Hoy Calendar
2002 ~ A Calendar of Kings
For
vocal quartet
A
Dance on the Hill
For mezzo-soprano and orchestra
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