British 20th century composers - AQAPeter Maxwell Davies: Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise
The 20th century British composers Malcolm Arnold, Benjamin Britten, Peter Maxwell Davies and John Tavener are among the most famous composers to emerge since 1910.
Peter Maxwell Davies: An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise
The piece was composed by Peter Maxwell Davies and depicts the lively celebrations after a wedding on Orkney, Scotland.
Instrumentation
This work is unique as it is one of the few pieces in the classical repertoire to feature a bagpipesA woodwind instrument that uses enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. Associated with Scotland. solo. The piece closes with the bagpipes which represents the rising of the sun over Caithness, a county of Scotland.
Tempo, rhythm and metre
The music opens at a slow walking pace in 2/4 time. The piece contains lots of tripletA group of three equal length notes played in the space of two, eg three quavers played in the space of two quavers. figures.