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History, analysis and commentary about western classical music

Introduction to Twentieth Century Music - Further Listening - England

Michael Tippett (1905 – 1998)
King Priam (opera)
The Knot Garden (opera)
Symphony Nos 1 – 4

Benjamin Britten (1913 – 1976)
Peter Grimes (opera)
Billy Budd (opera)
Les Illuminations
War Requiem

Peter Maxwell Davies (1934 - 2016)
Eight Songs for a Mad King
Ave Maris Stella
The Martyrdom of St Magnus
Black Pentecost

Harrison Birtwistle (born 1934)
Tragoedia
The Triumph of Time
Secret Theatre

Jonathan Harvey (1939 - 2012)
Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco

Gavin Bryars (born 1943)
Jesus Blood Never Failed Me

John Tavener (born 1944)
The Protecting Veil
Ikon of the Nativity
Veil of the Temple