The Orkney Symphony No. 2

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:David_Maxwell_Davies
gptkbp:audience well-received by audiences
gptkbp:available_formats sheet music
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Peter_Maxwell_Davies
gptkbp:critical_reception generally positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced local music scene
gptkbp:cultural_significance represents Orkney heritage
gptkbp:dedication gptkb:Orkney_Islands
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:concert_tour
gptkbp:historical_context post-war British music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Orkney Symphony No. 2
gptkbp:influenced_artists Scottish composers
gptkbp:influenced_by Scottish landscape
European avant-garde music
gptkbp:influences Scottish folk music
traditional Orkney music
gptkbp:inspired_by Orkney landscape
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:musician
gptkb:harp
brass
strings
soloists
percussion
timpani
woodwinds
gptkbp:movement four
gptkbp:music_style polyrhythms
symphonic form
gptkbp:notable_conductors gptkb:Sir_Charles_Mackerras
gptkbp:notable_performance gptkb:Scottish_Chamber_Orchestra
full orchestra
Scottish classical music
gptkbp:notable_recordings available on CD
conducted by Peter Maxwell Davies
gptkbp:orchestration gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:performance modern orchestral techniques
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:Orkney_Sinfonia
gptkb:Royal_Liverpool_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkb:BBC_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:London_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:Scottish_Opera
gptkbp:premiere_date gptkb:1979
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Novello
gptkbp:record_label gptkb:Chandos_Records
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:Orkney_Symphony_No._1
gptkbp:style contemporary classical
gptkbp:themes nature and community
gptkbp:year_composed gptkb:1976