Known to his friends simply as Max, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies is one of the most prolific and frequently performed of British composers. His several hundred compositions draw from an eclectic array of influences, from Indian music to serialism to Renaissance polyphony. Davies has also worked tirelessly in the area of music education and as an environmental activist.
The precocious Davies made his musical debut in a BBC broadcast at age eight. His education continued at Leigh Grammar School and from 1952 at Manchester University, where he received an M.A. in 1957. He also attended the Royal Manchester College of Music from 1952 to 1956, where he and fellow musicians Sir Harrison Birtwistle, John Ogdon, Alexander Goehr, and Elgar Howarth formed New Music Manchester – a group devoted ……….

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Known to his friends simply as Max, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies is one of the most prolific and frequently performed of British composers. His several hundred compositions draw from an eclectic array of influences, from Indian music to serialism to Renaissance polyphony. Davies has also worked tirelessly in the area of music education and as an environmental activist.
The precocious Davies made his musical debut in a BBC broadcast at age eight. His education continued at Leigh Grammar School and from 1952 at Manchester University, where he received an M.A. in 1957. He also attended the Royal Manchester College of Music from 1952 to 1956, where he and fellow musicians Sir Harrison Birtwistle, John Ogdon, Alexander Goehr, and Elgar Howarth formed New Music Manchester – a group devoted ……….

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The story of planetary water told by authentic Berlin School music. The mighty ocean is spread by its waters all over the world. It is entire in its tranquility and wisdom. Ocean uses its creative forces saturating the soil with clean rains, filling the clouds with water vapour and maintaining the vivid colourful life of the planet. This a monumental work that tries to catch a piece of its immense meaning and value.

The fiery twilight fall upon the streets and you get trapped between these walls. A melancholic symphony for urban landscapes, a mascarade of violence and a triumph of evil. Suffocating sense of despair creeps into your soul. It is soaked into your mind and you untimely become just a tarnished shadow on a plane canvas.

La Ilusión de Overlain es otro gran cómic de Luis Durán; no es que se trate de una experiencia religiosa ni de un relato de proporciones épicas, sino más bien todo lo contrario, se trata de un pequeño cuento, amable y simpático. La Ilusión de Overlain sigue a Vincent que tras visitar a su padre, es convencido para hacer un viaje a África.

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