Peter Maxwell Davies wrote this set of six short pieces in 1993 as a gift for a friend (a double bass player and composer from the BBC Philharmonic)who was celebrating the birth of his daughter. Despite the reason for writing thembeing most ‘occasional’ these pieces are certainly not lacking in musical substance as one might expect an ‘occasional’ piece to be. These pieces are ideal works for young performers to introduce them to playing modern music oreven as an introduction to the broad range of Maxwell Davies's work

Two pieces Sub Tuam Protectionem and Ut Re Mi written for Stephen Pruslin to whom they are dedicated and who gave the first performances (Sub Tuam Protectionem in 1970 and Ut Re Mi in 1971).

This work was commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It was first performed on 7th November 1997 at the Royal Conference Hall Nottingham by Kathryn Stott and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by the composer.2 copies are required for performance.

Piano Score-No 11 Bus has been expertly composed by Peter Maxwell Davis. This fantastic Score has been written for Piano with beautiful sweeping melody and harmony lines.

from The Yellow Cake Revue-Farewell To Stromness and Yesnaby Ground are two beautiful interludes for Solo Piano from The Yellow Cake Revue a sequence of cabaret style pieces composed by Peter Maxwell Davies.

This piece was written as a tribute to the people of Fair Isle a remote community that lies between Orkney and Shetland which is also the home of the composer. The work was composed for the Grieg Trio of Norway and reflect theensemble's virtuosity with striking cadenzas that showcase the performers. The music is rugged ever-changing and full of the energy of this unique landscape.

This work was commissioned by Bath International Music Festival and BBC Radio 3. It was first performed on 30th May 2011 at the Assembly Rooms Bath by Kathryn Tickell (Northumbrian Pipes) Joanna MacGregor (Piano) and theNavarra String Quartet.

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.Piano part.This isa special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.

Maxwell Davies' 1981 piano sonata dedicated to the memory of Charles Senior. The first performance was given by Stephen Pruslin at the Bath Festival in May 1981.