Sea Runes, Peter Maxwell Davies

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Peter Maxwell Davies : Sea Runes

commissioned by the King's Singers with funds provided by the Ford Motor Co. Ltd
Publisher	Chester Music Ltd
Category	Chorus a cappella / Chorus plus 1 instrument
Year Composed	1986
Duration	3 Minutes
Chorus	A[S]ATBBB
Languages	English
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Score(s):	CH55905	Score(s):	Not available

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SEA RUNES is a haunting and evocative setting of a group of six poems by the Orkney poet, George Mackay Brown and was written as a companion piece to THE HOUSE OF WINTER. The contrasting poems are:

• Five Crags
• Elder
• Crofter/Fisherman
• Shopkeeper
• New Boat
• Fishmonger

The first performance was given on 16 November 1986 at the Alice Tully Hall, New York by the King’s Singers.

Peter Maxwell Davies
1977

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