Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1934-2016)

Miss Donnithorne's Maggot (1974)

musical theater for soprano or mezzo-soprano and ensemble


stage work

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1974
    • Duration: 37 mn
    • Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
    • Opus: 60
    • Commission: Adelaide Festival of Arts
    • Dedication: Patrick White
Detailed formation
  • soprano [ou mezzo-soprano] , flute (also piccolo, alto flute), clarinet, piano, percussionist, violin, cello

Premiere information

  • Date: 9 March 1974
    Location:

    Australie, Adelaide, Town Hall


    Performers:

    Mary Thomas, The Fires of London, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, direction.