Category Archives: Choir and orchestra

Listening to Britten – Praise We Great Men

Posted on October 8, 2014 by goodmorningbritten

Flintham by John Piper, 1977. (c) The Piper Estate. Image used courtesy of Tate Praise We Great Men, for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, bass, chorus (SATB) and orchestra (July-October 1976, orchestrated by Colin Matthews. Britten aged 62) Dedication Written for Mstislav … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Welcome Ode, Op.95

Posted on October 5, 2014 by goodmorningbritten

Three Portrait Studies of Her Majesty The Queen by Edward Seago. Photo (c) Estate of Edward Seago courtesy of Portland Gallery, London Welcome Ode, Op.95, for young people’s chorus (SAB, with optional T) and orchestra (19 August 1976, approved by … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – The National Anthem

Posted on January 17, 2014 by goodmorningbritten

The Arrival of HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh by Edward Seago. Photo (c) Estate of Edward Seago courtesy of Portland Gallery, London The National Anthem, arranged for chorus (double SATB) and orchestra (17 August 1961, revised … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Cantata misericordium, Op.69

Posted on December 16, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Parable of the Good Samaritan (1690) by Jan Wijnants. Photo used courtesy of Wikipedia Cantata misericordium, Op.69 for tenor and baritone solos, small chorus and string quartet, string orchestra, piano, harp and timpani (ca July 1963, Britten aged 49) Dedication … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Psalm 150, Op.67

Posted on December 12, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Window from Culross Abbey. Photo (c) Ben Hogwood Psalm 150, Op.67 for four part chorus, 2 treble instruments, bass instrument, percussion and keyboard. Optional parts, transposed if necessary for clarinets, trumbet, horn, trombone and viola (1 May 1962, Britten aged … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – War Requiem, Op.66

Posted on December 11, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Detail of a picture by Jane Mackay. Used with grateful thanks to the artist, whose artwork – much of which is in response to Britten’s music – can be viewed on her Sounding Art website. War Requiem, Op.66 – for … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Cantata Academica, Carmen Basiliense, Op.62

Posted on December 7, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Old University Basel. Photo (c) Herbert Glarner, used courtesy of Wikipedia Cantata Academica, Carmen Basiliense, Op.62 – for soprano, contralto, tenor and bass solos, chorus and orchestra (September 1959, Britten aged 45) Part 1 1 Corale 2 Alla rovesco 3 … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Noye’s Fludde, Op.59

Posted on December 1, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Noah’s Ark by Edward Hicks (1846) Noye’s Fludde, Op.59 – the Chester miracle play, for adults’ and children’s voices, children’s chorus, chamber ensemble and children’s orchestra (27 October 1957 – March 1958, Britten aged 44) 1 Lord Jesus, think on … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Spring Symphony, Op.44

Posted on November 1, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Painting (c) Brian Hogwood Spring Symphony, Op.44 for soprano, contralto and tenor soloists, chorus, boys’ choir and orchestra (October 1948 – June 1949, Britten aged 35) Part 1 Introduction (Anon, 16th century) The merry cuckoo (Edmund Spenser) Spring (Thomas Nashe) … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Saint Nicolas, Op.42

Posted on October 28, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

The Story of St. Nicholas: Giving Dowry to Three Poor Girls by Fra Angelico (1448) Saint Nicolas, Op.42 – cantata for tenor solo, chorus (SATB), semi-chorus (SA), four boy singers and string orchestra, piano duet, percussion and organ (December 1947 … Continue reading →

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