Peter Maxwell Davies

Study score of the Quintet for Trumpet and String Quartet. This work was commissioned by the University of Aberdeen Aberdeen City Council and the Cheltenham International Festival of Music. It was first performed on 25thFebruary 1999 by the Yggdrasil Quartet and John Wallace (trumpet). Duration c. 28 minutes. Scored for Trumpet in C Violin Viola Cello. Instrumental parts are available on sale.

Un croquis du vol majestueux d'une grande et rare-oiseaux de mer dans la musique qui est lente, surtout si l'augmente aux passes scalic grande brillance et la souplesse. Pour cor solo. / Cor

Stormwatch Stormfall by Peter Maxwell Davies was commissioned by the Aventa Ensemble with assistance from the Scottish Arts Council.

Judas Mercator (Judas the Dealer) was first performed by Simon Wills (trombone) at the Purcell Room South Bank Centre London on 11th July 2004.

A Selkie Tale is a short music-theatre work (duration about 25 minutes) designed for performance by seven- to eleven-year-olds year olds. Four solo roles and several separate chorus groups give scope for the participation of a large number of children of all ability levels.The story is a humorous version of the Orkney folk-tale of an islander kidnapping a Selkie wife - a creature who is a seal in the sea and a woman on the land. Things go hilariously wrong with the Selkie wife escaping to rejoin her companions in the sea and Mansie the islander facing a most uncongenial alliance with his cousin and housekeeper Miss Trowie-Tattibogle.Trumpet part.Thisis a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.