Peter Maxwell Davies: Black Pentecost by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies Orchestra - Sheet Music
By Sir Peter Maxwell DaviesPeter Maxwell Davies' 1979 work for mezzo-soprano, baritone and orchestra, commissioned by the Philharmonia Orchestra, who gave the first performance in May 1992 at the Royal Festival Hall, with Simon Rattle conducting. The 'Black Pentecost' is the coming of uranium mining, which was a threat to Orkney when the work was written. The text tells of the destruction of old ways of life, the eclipse of the human by the technological. Davies sets it as a gripping dramatic cantata which is also a four-movement symphony, with the songs for imperious baritone and lyrical mezzo-soprano linked by orchestral transitions. The work is a lament, and at the same time a fiercely argued protest. Score. Duration c. 40mins.
Details
Summary
- Instrument:
- Mezzo-Soprano Voice Baritone Voice
- Ensembles:
- Orchestra
- Genres:
- 20th Century
- Composers:
- Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
- Publishers:
- Chester Music
- Item types:
- Physical
- Artist:
- Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
- Usages:
- Pentecost School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 168
- Size:
- 9.0x12.0x0.5 inches
- Shipping Weight:
- 1.68 pounds
Detailed Description
SKU: HL.14020963
Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sales America. 20th Century. Book Only. Composed 1999. 168 pages. Chester Music #CH55386. Published by Chester Music (HL.14020963).9.0x12.0x0.5 inches.
Peter Maxwell Davies' 1979 work for mezzo-soprano, baritone and orchestra, commissioned by the Philharmonia Orchestra, who gave the first performance in May 1992 at the Royal Festival Hall, with Simon Rattle conducting. The 'Black Pentecost' is the coming of uranium mining, which was a threat to Orkney when the work was written. The text tells of the destruction of old ways of life, the eclipse of the human by the technological. Davies sets it as a gripping dramatic cantata which is also a four-movement symphony, with the songs for imperious baritone and lyrical mezzo-soprano linked by orchestral transitions. The work is a lament, and at the same time a fiercely argued protest. Score. Duration c. 40mins.
Song List
Black Pentecost
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