Composer

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies

English composer and conductor (1934-2016)

199 works in the index

Birthplace

Salford

Citizenship / historical state

United Kingdom

Period (estimated from birth year)

Contemporary

Biography

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies — English composer and conductor (1934-2016). The recorded birthplace is Salford. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as United Kingdom.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments

Voice, Alto, Orchestra, Piano, violin

Genres represented

Classical

Works with composition dates

0 of 199

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 4 of 5

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details

Work	Year composed	Catalogue / opus	Key in title	Listed instruments	Genre	Editions
Quintet	—	—	—	Trumpet	Classical	—
Maxwell's Reel With Northern Lights	—	—	—	—	Classical	—
A Winter Lamb	—	—	—	Alto	Classical	—
Arrival	—	—	—	Alto	Classical	—
Cantus Tibiarum	—	—	—	Alto	Classical	—
Circling Star Blizzard	—	—	—	Alto	Classical	—
Ex Spina Rosa	—	—	—	Alto	Classical	—
Fulsit Stella	—	—	—	Alto	Classical	—
House Of Winter	—	—	—	Alto	Classical	—
Lullabye	—	—	—	Alto	Classical	—
Outside The Last Door	—	—	—	Alto	Classical	—
Shepherds And Kings	—	—	—	Alto	Classical	—
Sol Occasum	—	—	—	Alto	Classical	—
Sol, Luna Et Sidera	—	—	—	Alto	Classical	—
The Children Of Time	—	—	—	Alto	Classical	—
The Dove	—	—	—	Alto	Classical	—
The New Child	—	—	—	Alto	Classical	—
The Story Is Told	—	—	—	Alto	Classical	—
Flamma Fumo Proxima	—	—	—	Orchestra	Classical	—
Manet In Aevum	—	—	—	Orchestra	Classical	—
Ploutos Afanis	—	—	—	Orchestra	Classical	—
Fanfare Musis Aurora Benigna	—	—	—	—	Classical	—
Dove, Star-Folded	—	—	—	Cello, violin, Viola	Classical	—
Concert Suite From The Boy Friend	—	—	—	Orchestra	Classical	—
Canticum Canticorum	—	—	—	bass, Tenor, Alto	Classical	—
Midhouse Air	—	—	—	violin	Classical	—
Swinton Jig	—	—	—	Orchestra	Classical	—
Una Balena Azzura (A Blue Whale)	—	—	—	—	Classical	—
Piano Concerto	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	—
Sea Elegy	—	—	—	Tenor, Alto	Classical	—
Six Sanday Tunes	—	—	—	violin	Classical	—
Step By Circle	—	—	—	—	Classical	—
First Grace Of Light	—	—	—	Oboe	Classical	—
Symphony No.5	—	—	—	Orchestra	Classical	—
Five Carols	—	—	—	—	Classical	—
Lullabye For Lucy	—	—	—	—	Classical	—
St. Thomas Wake	—	—	—	Orchestra	Classical	—
Michael Archangelus	—	—	—	—	Classical	—
Temenos, With Mermaids And Angels	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	—
A Drowning	—	—	—	—	Classical	—
The Door Of Water	—	—	—	—	Classical	—
The Lost	—	—	—	—	Classical	—
The Sea	—	—	—	—	Classical	—
St. Bartholomew's Prayer	—	—	—	—	Classical	—
O Verbum Patris	—	—	—	—	Classical	—
Naxos Quartet No.3	—	—	—	String Quartet	Classical	—
Beacons Of Hope	—	—	—	—	Classical	—
Yesnaby Ground	—	—	—	—	Classical	—

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 64271053. Portrait: University of Salford Press Office, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.