Mystery Books
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The Babes in the Wood: A Chief Inspector Wexford Mystery (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)There hadn't been anything like this kind of rain in living memory. The River Brede had burst its banks, and not a single house in
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Deep Lie (Will Lee Novel)Thought you knew Stuart Woods? Think again. Undersea espionage meets heart- stopping suspense in this
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The Tale of Briar Bank (The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter)Near Sawrey, the seat of Miss Beatrix Potter?s country home, has been abuzz ever since Mr. Wickstead met his death under a tr
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Bel-Air Dead (Stone Barrington)In the newest addition to the New York Times-bestselling series, Stone Barrington comes face-to-face with a beautif
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The Bone Collector: The First Lincoln Rhyme NovelIn his most gripping thriller yet, Jeffery Deaver takes readers on a terrifying ride into two ingenious minds...that o
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Not Safe After DarkCreator of the international, top-selling Inspector Banks series, Peter Robinson is as deft and imaginative in these succinct and
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OutbreakMurder and intrigue reach epidemic proportions when a devastating plague sweeps the country. Dr. Marissa Blumenthal of the At
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Mystery Movies
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The GameNicholas Van Orton is a shrewdly successful businessman who is accustomed to being in control of each facet of his investments and
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OrphanThe tragic loss of their unborn child has devastated Kate and John, taking a toll on both their marriage and Kate's fragile psyche
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Vanilla SkyTom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Penelope Cruz. Cameron Crowe's thrilling remake of Open Your Eyes , a sexy psychological tale of wealth,
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The Next Three DaysLife seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into
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SunshineChris Evans, Cillian Murphy, and Michelle Yeoh star in this sci-fi film from Danny Boyle. Extras included deleted scenes, alternat
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Mystery Authors
Peter Dickinson biography
Peter Dickinson
(1927 - )
Peter Dickinson, regarded by many as one of the most original and versatile composers working in Britain today, was born in Lytham St. Anne's, Lancashire, in 1934. He went to Cambridge as an Organ Scholar of Queens' College, and then spent three formative years in the USA, initially as a graduate student at the Juilliard School of Music, New York. From that time onwards his music has been regularly commissioned in this country and abroad.
After returning from America, Dickinson spent some years teaching in London and Birmingham, and from 1974-84 he was the first Professor of Music at Keele University. At all periods he has been active as a pianist, notably in recitals, broadcasts and recordings with his sister Meriel Dickinson. He also broadcasts regularly on musical and literary subjects .
Dickinson's wide range of interests, and his specialized search into Erik Satie, Charles Ives, Lord Berners and writers such as W.H. Auden, James Joyce, e.e.cummings, and Stevie Smith, come into focus in his own music. Many of his own compositions demonstrate his affection for aspects of popular music and jazz. The Piano Concerto made a great impact both at a BBC Promenade Concert in 1986 and in the recording by Howard Shelley and the BBC Symphony Orchestra under David Atherton, the work being coupled with his Organ Concerto played by Jennifer Bate. The Violin Concerto which followed was a BBC commission, premiered by Ernst Kovacic and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra under Bryden Thompson.
In 1984, Dickinson moved back to London with his family to concentrate entirely on composition. In 1987 The South Bank Show (ITV) made a 50-minute documentary about his work, shown on 13 March 1988; and the Arts Council chose Songcycles, a new record of his songs with piano, for the first set in its series 20th-Century Classics, launched in February 1988.
Information source: wikipedia