SKU: HL.14021021
ISBN 9780711975187. UPC: 884088440541. 9x12 inches.
A work for SATB soli, SATB chorus and orchestra, using a variety of texts, selected by Alistair Grant, who commissioned the work to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Jacobite rising (1745-6). It was first performed in October 1997 in Glasgow by Lisa Tyrrell (soprano), Margaret McDonald (mezzo soprano), Neil Mackie (tenor) and David Wilson-Johnson (baritone), the Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus (chorus master Ben Parry) and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, conducted by the composer. Vocal score with piano reduction of the instrumental score. Duration c. 40mins.
SKU: HL.14008386
ISBN 9780711927797. UPC: 884088447434. 7.0x10.0x0.051 inches.
Peter Maxwell Davies' 1990 work for unaccompanied SATB choir, written for the BBC singers. Words by George Mackay Brown. 'Written for the BBC Singers, this piece requires a high level of choral expertise in its rhythms, intricate textures (though nearly always in four parts), wide-ranging vocal lines and characteristically dark but luminous harmony, impregnated with tritones and seconds. Not for the first time, Davies and George Mackay Brow follow the Stations of the Cross, though the fourteen sections are joined into a continuous slow-fast-slow musical movement, and the references to the events of Holy Week are oblique. Vocal score with piano accompaniment for rehearsal purposes.
SKU: HL.14021035
ISBN 9780711998001. Lyrics by George Mackay Brown.
A haunting setting of four elegies from the writing of George Mackay Brown, composed by Peter Maxwell Davies. Completed in 1998, this powerful and unsettling work is based upon four short verses that explore the more sinister, tragic and even supernatural qualities of the oceans and tides. Composed for soloists, mixed chorus and Orchestra, the work was commissioned by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The work was first performed in December 1998 at Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, conducted by the composer. The vocal score is available using product code CH61504.
SKU: HL.14020995
ISBN 9780711961920.
Study score of The Three Kings, A Christmas Cantata for SATB soli, chorus and orchestra. Texts by George Mackay Brown and mediaeval, anonymous. This work was commissioned by the London Symphony Chorus to commemorate its 30th anniversary. First performed on 15th October 1995 at the Barbican Hall, London. Duration 50 minutes. Vocal Score also available for sale. Conductor's score and orchestral parts are available for hire.
SKU: HL.49017917
ISBN 9790220131325. UPC: 884088601836. 8.25x11.75x0.05 inches. English.
As Master of the Queens Music, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies has written a new carol for Her Majesty the Queen each Christmas since his appointment began in 2004. Kings and Shepherds is the fourth and like An Heavenly Song, Wonder Tidings and The Yule-tide Bell, will be published as part of the Schott Royal Collection.Written for the 2008 Christmas service and performed in the Ballroom of Buckingham Palace, Kings and Shepherds is a short traditional setting of Christmas Poem by George Mackey Brown, a poet who lived near to Maxwell Davies on the Orkney Islands. A wonderful addition to the carol repertoire and ideal for amateur choirs looking to programme new pieces.
SKU: HL.49030540
ISBN 9790220123986. UPC: 884088109431. 8.5x11.75x0.088 inches. English.
During his time as Master of the Queen's Music, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies wrote a new carol for Her Majesty the Queen each Christmas. Lullay, My Child, and Weep No More was the first in this series, written for Christmas 2004. All 10 carols are published in the Schott Royal CollectionA setting of the traditional fifteenth century text for soprano solo, SATB choir and organ, Lullay, My Child, and Weep No More was first performed in St. James's Palace by the choir of the Chapel Royal at the end of the 2004/2005 Christmas period.
SKU: HL.14042820
6.75x9.75x0.047 inches.
Advent Calendar , by the Master of the Queen's Music, Peter Maxwell Davies, sets the text of the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams . The work for SATB and Organ was commissioned by The Choirbook Trust for inclusion in the Choirbook for the Queen , published to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen in 2012.
SKU: HL.49018273
ISBN 9790220131721. 8.25x11.75x0.052 inches. Latin.
During his time as Master of the Queen's Music, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies wrote a new carol for Her Majesty the Queen each Christmas. Ave, Plena Gracia , written for Christmas 2009, was the fifth in this series after An Heavenly Song, Wonder Tidings, The Yule-tide Bell and Kings and Shepherds all of which are published in the Schott Royal Collection.First performed in St. James's Palace by the choir of the Chapel Royal on the Epiphany at the end of the 2009/2010 Christmas period, Ave, Plena Gracia is a short and traditional Latin setting that would be perfect for amateur choirs looking for new repertoire.
SKU: HL.49019902
ISBN 9790220134098. 8.25x12.0x0.059 inches. English.
As Master of the Queen's Music, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies has written a new carol for Her Majesty the Queen each Christmas since his appointment to the role in 2004. A Winter Lamb, a setting of George Mackay Brown's poem Kings and Shepherds, was written for Christmas 2012 and is the ninth in his series of Royal Carols. A Winter Lamb was first performed in St. James's Palace by the choir of the Chapel Royal.
SKU: HL.14020971
ISBN 9780711928756. 6.75x9.75x0.039 inches.
This work was commissioned for the choir of St. Paul's Old Church, Edinburgh, who gave the first performance on the 11th of June 1989 at St. Giles' Church, Edinburgh, conducted by Leslie Shankland. This is a setting in Scots of the passage in the Apocalypse where St. John hears a voice from the throne, that voice appearing here as soprano-alto duets from a distance, building, as Davies has said, ' fine bridge' from the time of the Edinburgh church to the present. Both vocal groups sing in translucent modal harmony with organ support.
SKU: HL.49045445
ISBN 9790220137266. UPC: 841886029057. 8.25x11.75x0.063 inches. English - Latin.
Commissioned by the United Kingdom's Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and first performed at a service commemorating the centenary of the Battle of Jutland.
SKU: HL.48010140
UPC: 073999161700. 7.25x10.25x0.312 inches.
Large Choral Works.
SKU: HL.49016988
ISBN 9790220124075. UPC: 884088449674. 8.5x11.75x0.049 inches. English.
Written to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, this short choral work is suitable for professional, amateur and church choruses. Premiered at the 2005 Service of Thanksgiving in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen, the use of biblical texts (Isaiah) give this piece a sense of ceremony.
SKU: HL.49016999
ISBN 9790220130588. 8.25x11.75x0.055 inches. English.
Appointed Master of the Queen's Music in 2004, Max, as he is fondly known, has now written four Christmas Carols for Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. At just under four minutes in length this traditional-style carol uses the words of long standing friend George Mackay Brown's poem 'Hamnavoe Women and the Warbeth Bell'. It’s not the first time Max has chosen to use texts by the poet who, like Max, lived on the Orkney Islands.
SKU: HL.48023237
ISBN 9781784540050. 7.25x10.25x0.03 inches.
SKU: HL.49019328
ISBN 9790220133756. UPC: 884088924232. 8.25x11.75x0.056 inches. English - Latin.
SKU: HL.49018945
ISBN 9790220132698. 8.25x11.75x0.05 inches. English.
Text in English.
SKU: HL.49018944
ISBN 9790220131196. UPC: 841886012776. 8.25x11.75x0.088 inches. English.
SKU: HL.49019515
ISBN 9790220133763. UPC: 884088945381. 9.0x12.0x0.076 inches. Latin.
Max wrote this tiny piece for the small chorus of his St Magnus Festival, with a plain string accompaniment. It works absolutely beautifully and its text (in Latin) reminds us that sometimes we should just enjoy music with a simple heart: 'Wealth may be yours, wisdom too, and you may have beauty, but if pride touch them, all will turn to dross.'.
