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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 – Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, Op.31

Posted on September 23, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

(c)Brian Hogwood Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, Op.31 (March – April 1943, Britten aged 29) Prologue 1 Pastoral (Charles Cotton) 2 Nocturne (Alfred, Lord Tennyson) 3 Elegy (William Blake) 4 Dirge (Anon, 15th century) 5 Hymn (Ben Jonson) 6 … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – The ash grove

Posted on September 6, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

A Grove of Trees near a Stream with a Man Fishing from a Boat by William Henry Crome. Photo (c) Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service (Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery) The ash grove (Welsh Tune) (Folksong Arrangements, Volume 1 … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Oliver Cromwell

Posted on September 3, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

A 1656 portrait of Oliver Cromwell by Samuel Cooper. Photo from Wikipedia Oliver Cromwell (Nursery Rhyme from Suffolk) (Folksong Arrangements, Volume 1 no.7 (British Isles)) – folksong arrangement for high or medium voice and piano (pre 11 December 1940, Britten … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – O can ye sew cushions?

Posted on September 3, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Entrance to Loch Katrine, Moonlight, Highlanders Spearing Salmon by George Salmon. Photo (c) Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service (Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery) O can ye sew cushions? (Scottish Tune) (Folksong Arrangements, Volume 1 no.4 (British Isles)) – folksong … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – The Bonny Earl O’Moray

Posted on September 3, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

The Bonnie Earl of Moray, anonymous “vendetta portrait” of the murdered James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Moray, c. 1591. Photo from Wikipedia The Bonny Earl O’Moray (Scottish Tune) (Folksong Arrangements, Volume 1 no.3 (British Isles)) – folksong arrangement for high … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Little Sir William

Posted on September 2, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Breydon Water, Norfolk by Frederick Sandys. Photo (c) Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service (Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery) Little Sir William (Somerset Folksong) (Folksong Arrangements, Volume 1 no.2 (British Isles)) – folksong arrangement for high or medium voice and … Continue reading →

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An introduction to Britten and the folksong – a new take on old music?

Posted on August 30, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

On The River Yare, Norfolk by Alfred Stannard. Photo (c) Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service (Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery) Listening to Britten is not long underway with the composer’s realizations of Purcell’s music, but now we approach another … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Seven Sonnets Of Michelangelo, Op.22

Posted on August 29, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

The Creation of Adam (c1511) by Michelangelo. Use of photo is from Wikipedia Seven Sonnets Of Michelangelo, Op.22 – for tenor and piano (March – 30 October 1940, Britten aged 26) 1 Sonetto XVI: Sì come nella penna e nell’inchiostro … Continue reading →

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Purcell + Britten = ?

Posted on August 23, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Purcell and Britten Listening To Britten is now well into the hundreds in terms of the number of pieces heard and experienced – but there are still several major aspects of Britten’s life and output yet to be revealed. We … Continue reading →

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