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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 – The Heart of the Matter

Posted on November 24, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Baptistry window by John Piper, at Coventry Cathedral Photo (c) Steve Cadman (from Wikipedia) The Heart of the Matter – for speaker, tenor voice, horn and piano (May 1956, Britten aged 42) Prologue – Fanfare: Where are the Seeds of … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Canticle III: Still falls the rain, Op.55 (The Raids, 1940, Night and Dawn)

Posted on November 16, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Interior of Coventry Cathedral, 15 November 1940 by John Piper. (c) The Piper Estate Canticle III: Still falls the rain, Op.55 (The Raids, 1940, Night and Dawn) – for tenor voice, horn and piano (27 November 1954, Britten aged 40) … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – What is a Canticle?

Posted on October 25, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Antechapel window, Robinson College Chapel, Cambridge, 1978-80 by John Piper. (c) The Piper Estate As Listening to Britten approaches another important area of the composer’s output, I thought it would be useful to get some context on what constitutes a … Continue reading →

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