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MS Mus. 1436-1437
- Record Id:
- 037-000090461
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-000090439
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000027.0x000086
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- MS Mus. 1436-1437
- Title:
- Peter Maxwell Davies: 'Orkney Saga I' and 'Orkney Saga II'
- Scope & Content:
-
'Orkney Saga I' (J355) and ''Orkney Saga II' (J360); 1997. Draft scores and scores.
- 'Orkney Saga I' was commissioned by the BBC for the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and first performed on 25 July 1997 at the Royal Albert Hall, conducted by the composer. Subtitled 'Sails in St Magnus 1: Fifteen keels laid in Norway for Jerusalem-farers'
- 'Orkney Saga II', for solo soprano and orchestra, was commissioned by the BBC for the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and first performed on 23 October 1997 at Studio 7, Manchester, by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by the composer. Subtitled 'Sails in St Magnus 2: In Kirkwall, the first red Saint Magnus Stones'.
Published by Boosey & Hawkes in 2001.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Music Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000090439
036-000090442
037-000090461 - Is part of:
- MS Mus. 1400-1521 : Peter Maxwell Davies Manuscripts, Part II
MS Mus. 1416-1455 : Peter Maxwell Davies Manuscripts, Part II: Orchestral works with or without solo voice(s)
MS Mus. 1436-1437 : Peter Maxwell Davies: 'Orkney Saga I' and 'Orkney Saga II' - Contains:
- MS Mus. 1436 : Draft scores and voice part
MS Mus. 1437 : Scores
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- 032-000090439[0003]/036-000090442[0012]/037-000090461
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: MS Mus. 1400-1521
- Record Type (Level):
- SubSeries
- Extent:
- 2 volumes
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1997
- End Date:
- 1997
- Date Range:
- 1997
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Davies, Peter Maxwell, Knight, composer, 1934-2016,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000120273020,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/64271053 - Subjects:
- Davies, Peter Maxwell, 1934-2016. Fifteen keels laid in Norway for Jerusalem-farers
Davies, Peter Maxwell, 1934-2016. In Kirkwall, the first red Saint Magnus Stones
Davies, Peter Maxwell, 1934-2016. Orkney saga I
Davies, Peter Maxwell, 1934-2016. Orkney saga II
Davies, Peter Maxwell, 1934-2016. Orkney saga, no. 1
Davies, Peter Maxwell, 1934-2016. Orkney saga, no. 2
Davies, Peter Maxwell, 1934-2016. Sails in St. Magnus 1
Davies, Peter Maxwell, 1934-2016. Sails in St. Magnus 2