Peter Dickinson's work is characterized by "conflicts, juxtapositions, attempted syntheses," as described by Christopher Palmer, yet is always "keenly imagined and meticulously reasoned and realised."
Compositional Technique
Peter Dickinson's rags are part of the notated tradition of composers like Scott Joplin, James Scott, and Joseph Lamb, rather than the improvisatory style of Jelly Roll Morton.
Composer Biography
Peter Dickinson, the British composer, writer, and pianist, studied at The Juilliard School of Music in New York on a Rotary Foundation Fellowship.
Recording & Production
This album features world premiere recordings for all but one of the works, and it complements two other Naxos releases of Peter Dickinson's music.
Composer Biography
Peter Dickinson founded the Music Department at Keele University in 1974, where he also established a Centre for American Music.
