Da·vies (d  v z), Arthur Bowen 1862-1928. American painter who was the chief organizer of the revolutionary Armory Show in 1913. |
| Davies, Sir Peter Maxwell Born 1934. British composer whose avant-garde choral, vocal, and instrumental works draw on medieval and Renaissance traditions and are noted for their shocking, violent style. |
Davies [ˈdeɪvɪs]
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1. (Biographies / Davies, Sir John (1569-1626) M, English, WRITING: poet) Sir John. 1569-1626, English poet, author of Orchestra or a Poem of Dancing (1596) and the philosophical poem Nosce Teipsum (1599)
2. (Biographies / Davies, Sir Peter Maxwell (1934 M, English, MUSIC: composer) Sir Peter Maxwell. born 1934, British composer whose operas include Taverner (1967), The Martyrdom of St Magnus (1977), and Resurrection (1988). He has written six symphonies and much orchestral music, including the ten Strathclyde Concertos (1987-95)
3. (Biographies / Davies, (William) Robertson (1913-1995) M, Canadian, WRITING: novelist, THEATRE: dramatist) (William) Robertson. 1913-95, Canadian novelist and dramatist. His novels include Leaven of Malice (1954), The Rebel Angels (1981), What's Bred in the Bone (1985), and Murther and Walking Spirits (1991)
4. (Biographies / Davies, W(illiam) H(enry) (1871-1940) M, Welsh, WRITING: poet) W(illiam) H(enry). 1871-1940, Welsh poet, noted also for his Autobiography of a Super-tramp (1908)
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