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The Maxwell Davies Sketch Material in the British Library
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The British Library recently acquired the sketch material for a good number of works by Peter Maxwell Davies, ranging from some of the earliest pieces up to, at the time of writing, music of the early 1990s. The purpose of this article is to present an overview of the available material and to demonstrate some of the valuable insights it affords into the composer's working methods.
Title: The Maxwell Davies Sketch Material in the British Library
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The British Library recently acquired the sketch material for a good number of works by Peter Maxwell Davies, ranging from some of the earliest pieces up to, at the time of writing, music of the early 1990s.
The purpose of this article is to present an overview of the available material and to demonstrate some of the valuable insights it affords into the composer's working methods.
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