Peter Maxwell Davies
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Peter Maxwell Davies
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Sir Peter Maxwell Davies was an English composer and conductor, who in 2004 was made Master of the Queen's Music. As a student at both the University of Manchester and the Royal Manchester College of Music, Davies formed a group dedicated to contemporary music called the New Music Manchester with fellow students Harrison Birtwistle, Alexander Goehr, Elgar Howarth and John Ogdon. Davies's compositions include eight works for the stage—from the monodrama Eight Songs for a Mad King, which shocked t
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English composer and conductor (1934–2016)
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2003-12-07T22:56:41Z
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2024-09-02T22:05:13Z
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