Peter Dickinson weaves together musical styles popular and classical, past and present, using a technique of �style modulation�. In his Mass of the Apocalypse the...

Peter Dickinson weaves together musical styles popular and classical, past and present, using a technique of �style modulation�. In his Mass of the Apocalypse the Book of Revelations� visions of a new heaven and earth interact with the liturgical text. The music of Sidney Bechet and Bix Beiderbecke played at Philip Larkin�s memorial service suggested the means for him to set the words of the great British poet, himself a jazz critic. His Five Forgeries spoof the styles of famous composers, while the other works showcase different aspects of his many-sided talent.