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Official edition of "Two Nocturnes" by Peter Maxwell Davies, published by Schott Music London (Q19143), scored for 钢琴四重奏. Edition includes 4 parts, 20 pages.
- Composer
- Peter Maxwell Davies
- Publisher
- Schott Music London
- Catalog No.
- Q19143
- Opus
- op. 307
- Instrumentation
- 钢琴四重奏
- Specifications
- 4 parts · 20 pages (Score & Parts)
- Purchase Orders
- cdiyao@gmail.com (Email to Purchase)
Parts & Score Materials
| Part Name | Instrument | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 钢琴 | Piano | 11 pages |
| 小提琴 | Violin | 3 pages |
| 中提琴 | Viola | 3 pages |
| 大提琴 | Cello | 3 pages |
Work & Edition Details
The two nocturnes were composed immediately after major surgery, against a deadline, and, despite the music sounding unlike anything I have written before, I decided to keep them exactly as they turned out.2010 is a Chopin year, and I made this pair of nocturnes into a little tribute, after playing through and listening to most of his output. Never before had I composed under these drugged conditions – the musical dimensions were enormously exaggerated, with each interval and each phrase being elongated out of all proportion, and the whole few minutes filling the whole of time and space.The orchestration, for piano quartet, was influenced by the very neo-classical feel of the chamber version of the concertos, and the harmonic language very much the result of pondering Chopin’s very individual take on J.S Bach.They are dedicated to James MacMillan and Amelia Freedman respectively.Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (2010)
