Book contents
- Peter Maxwell Davies, Selected Writings
- Music Since 1900
- Peter Maxwell Davies, Selected Writings
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: ‘The Deepest Questions at the Heart of Things’
- Part I From Manchester to Hoy, 1934–1970
- Part II From Hoy to Sanday, 1971–1997
- Chronology
- 34 Two Early Orkney Works
- 35 Pax Orcadiensis
- 36 Benjamin Britten: A Tribute
- 37 Symphony
- 38 Safer ‘Out’ Than In
- 39 The Lighthouse
- 40 Symphony No. 2
- 41 Michael Tippett: A Tribute
- 42 Darkening our Civilization
- 43 St Magnus Festival – One Decade On
- 44 Symphony No. 4
- 45 The Arts Council and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- 46 London’s Need for all its Orchestras
- 47 Cheltenham Music Festival: A Tribute
- 48 Remembering Darmstadt
- 49 Symphony No. 6
- 50 The Late Strathclyde Concertos
- 51 Influence of Aboriginal Music
- 52 Renaissance Architecture, Symphonic Precedents and Historical Resonances
- 53 Notes from a Cold Climate
- Part III Sanday, 1998–2016
- Bibliography
- Book part
- Index
42 - Darkening our Civilization
from Part II - From Hoy to Sanday, 1971–1997
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 October 2017
Book contents
- Peter Maxwell Davies, Selected Writings
- Music Since 1900
- Peter Maxwell Davies, Selected Writings
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: ‘The Deepest Questions at the Heart of Things’
- Part I From Manchester to Hoy, 1934–1970
- Part II From Hoy to Sanday, 1971–1997
- Chronology
- 34 Two Early Orkney Works
- 35 Pax Orcadiensis
- 36 Benjamin Britten: A Tribute
- 37 Symphony
- 38 Safer ‘Out’ Than In
- 39 The Lighthouse
- 40 Symphony No. 2
- 41 Michael Tippett: A Tribute
- 42 Darkening our Civilization
- 43 St Magnus Festival – One Decade On
- 44 Symphony No. 4
- 45 The Arts Council and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- 46 London’s Need for all its Orchestras
- 47 Cheltenham Music Festival: A Tribute
- 48 Remembering Darmstadt
- 49 Symphony No. 6
- 50 The Late Strathclyde Concertos
- 51 Influence of Aboriginal Music
- 52 Renaissance Architecture, Symphonic Precedents and Historical Resonances
- 53 Notes from a Cold Climate
- Part III Sanday, 1998–2016
- Bibliography
- Book part
- Index
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- Peter Maxwell Davies, Selected Writings , pp. 151 - 162Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017