As per our current Database, Peter Maxwell Davies has been died on 14 March, 2016 at Hoy, Orkney, Scotland, UK.
When Peter Maxwell Davies die, Peter Maxwell Davies was 82 years old.
| Popular As | Peter Maxwell Davies |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Age | 82 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Virgo |
| Born | September 8, 1934 (Salford, Manchester, England, UK) |
| Birthday | September 8 |
| Town/City | Salford, Manchester, England, UK |
| Nationality | UK |
Peter Maxwell Davies’s zodiac sign is Virgo. According to astrologers, Virgos are always paying attention to the smallest details and their deep sense of humanity makes them one of the most careful signs of the zodiac. Their methodical approach to life ensures that nothing is left to chance, and although they are often tender, their heart might be closed for the outer world. This is a sign often misunderstood, not because they lack the ability to express, but because they won’t accept their feelings as valid, true, or even relevant when opposed to reason. The symbolism behind the name speaks well of their nature, born with a feeling they are experiencing everything for the first time.
Peter Maxwell Davies was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies is one of the leading composers of his generation. After early study at Manchester University, he pursued additional compositional study with Goffredo Petrassi in Rome and as a Harkness Fellow at Princeton University under Roger Sessions and Earl Kim.
He has written hundreds of works in nearly every form which have and continue to be performed around the world. He was, for many years, the artistic director of "The Fires of London", a virtuoso chamber ensemble specializing in the performance of musical theatre works.
His best known composition ("Eight Songs for a Mad King" (1969)) was written for this ensemble. He began writing orchestral music extensively in the late 1970's and the 1980's and 1990's have produced a huge number of orchestral compositions: including 8 symphonies, concerti, cantatas, and many other shorter orchestral works.
He has received countless honors for his work including a knighthood. His work in film consists of two film scores for director Ken Russell.
