Stone litany
Subtitle: runes from a house of the dead : for mezzo-soprano and orchestra
By: Peter Maxwell Davies.
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Published: 1975
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Maes Howe, Orkney Islands -- Songs and music.; Songs (Medium voice) with orchestra -- Scores.
Notes: Text from runic inscriptions on the walls of Maeshowe, Orkney. "Those chosen for this sequence ofsettings date probably from the twelfth century, and are written in the 16-letter script peculiar to Orkney, except for the occasional 'tree runes' ... there are 24 inscriptions, of which I have chosen to set no. 5 ... no. 8, nos. 19 and 20, and no. 15": romanized words also printed as text with English translation and the original script: p. (iii).

Duration: 20 min.