Analysing Peter Maxwell Davies' Ave Maris Stella

In this lecture, we're analysing Peter Maxwell Davies' Ave Maris Stella and seeing how we can use his Magic Square technique as a compositional process. We'll be discussing the difference between pre-composition and composition and how it's important to compose freely and not be governed by a pre-compositional process. Pre-compositional processes are useful for generating ideas or getting over writer's block. They shouldn't be the piece. Here are some useful timestamps: 00:36 Context: Peter Maxwell Davies 01:27 Ave Maris Stella 03:29 The Magic Square 03:43 The Magic Square: How it Works 03:50 The Letters/Pitch 05:15 The Numbers/Durations 07:52 Composing with the Magic Square 08:18 The Cello Part 08:42 The Piano Part 09:56 The Viola Part 11:00 The Alto Flute Part 11:54 The Marimba Part 12:57 Pitch Centricities 14:19 The Clarinet Part 15:42 Compositional Structure of Ave Maris Stella 19:46 The Main Points _________________________________________ Buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/alannahmarie Website & Blog: alannah.co TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter: @a1annahmarie #lecture #analysis #composition