Dickinson, P.: Mass of the Apocalypse / Larkin's Jazz / 5 Forgeries / 5 Early Pieces

Featuring

Duke Dobing
Peter Dickinson
Ivor Bolton
Donald Reeves
Jo Maggs
Meriel Dickinson

James Holland
David Johnson
John Alley
Lionel Friend
Henry Herford
John Flinders
St. James's Singers
Nash Ensemble

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Peter Dickinson's musical approach involves 'style modulation,' blending popular and classical styles from different eras.

Compositional Technique

For 'Larkin's Jazz', Peter Dickinson transcribed recordings of Sidney Bechet's 'Blue Horizon' and King Oliver's 'Riverside Blues' to create the musical material.

Composition History

Peter Dickinson's 'Larkin's Jazz' was inspired by a jazz group playing at Philip Larkin's memorial service, which suggested a way to set Larkin's poems to music.

Composer Biography

Peter Dickinson, the composer, was born in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, in 1934 and studied at Queens' College, Cambridge, before spending three formative years in New York.

Composition History

The 'Mass of the Apocalypse' was commissioned for the 300th anniversary of St. James's Church, Piccadilly, and premiered there in 1984.

Recording & Production

This album includes several world premiere recordings, such as 'Lullaby from 'The Unicorns'', 'Five Forgeries', 'Five Early Pieces for solo piano', 'Air for solo flute', and 'Metamorphosis for solo flute'.

Composition History

The idea for 'Mass of the Apocalypse' came from Reverend Donald Reeves, who suggested linking a Mass to the apocalypse described in the Book of Revelation.