(SATB and Piano). By Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). Arranged by Richard Walters. ...(+)
(SATB and Piano). By
Benjamin Britten
(1913-1976). Arranged by
Richard Walters. For
Chorus, Piano (SATB). BH
Secular Choral. 12 pages.
Published by Boosey and
Hawkes
(SSATB with Solos a cappella). By Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). For Choral (SSAT...(+)
(SSATB with Solos a
cappella). By Benjamin
Britten (1913-1976). For
Choral (SSATB). BH Large
Choral. 48 pages. Boosey
and Hawkes #M051481666.
Published by Boosey and
Hawkes
(Adapted for SATB Chorus and Piano). Composed by Benjamin Britten (1913-1976...(+)
(Adapted for SATB Chorus
and
Piano). Composed by
Benjamin
Britten (1913-1976). For
Choral (SATB). BH Secular
Choral. Octavo. 8 pages.
Boosey & Hawkes
#M051482498.
Published by Boosey &
Hawkes
Wolcum Yole Chorale SATB SATB, Harpe Boosey and Hawkes
SATB and Harp (Piano). By Benjamin Britten. Arranged by Julius Harrison. (SATB)...(+)
SATB and Harp (Piano). By
Benjamin Britten.
Arranged by Julius
Harrison. (SATB). Boosey
and Hawkes Sacred Choral.
Size 6.8x10.5 inches. 8
pages. Published by
Boosey and Hawkes.
((from A Ceremony of Carols) SATB and Harp or Piano, New Edition). Composed by B...(+)
((from A Ceremony of
Carols) SATB and Harp or
Piano, New Edition).
Composed by Benjamin
Britten (1913-1976). For
Choral (SATB). Boosey and
Hawkes Sacred Choral. 12
pages. Boosey and Hawkes
#M051481613. Published by
Boosey and Hawkes
(Soloists, Speakers, SATB Choir and Orchestra Vocal Score). By Benjamin Britten ...(+)
(Soloists, Speakers, SATB
Choir and Orchestra Vocal
Score). By Benjamin
Britten (1913-1976). For
Choral, Piano
Accompaniment (Vocal
Score). Choral.
Softcover. 60 pages.
Chester Music #CH81587.
Published by Chester
Music
Composed by Atli Heimir
Sveinsson. Music Sales
America. Classical. Vocal
Score. Composed 2002. 16
pages. Edition Wilhelm
Hansen #WH29875.
Published by Edition
Wilhelm Hansen
(HL.14032074).
ISBN
9788759856635. UPC:
888680076320.
6.75x9.75x0.072 inches.
English.
Atli
Heimir Sveinsson 's Two
Elegies In Memoriam
Benjamin Britten for SATB
Choir.
((1932) SATB and Piano, Complete Edition). By Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). For ...(+)
((1932) SATB and Piano,
Complete Edition). By
Benjamin Britten
(1913-1976). For Choral
(SATB). BH Secular
Choral. 24 pages. Boosey
and Hawkes #M051481941.
Published by Boosey and
Hawkes
Jubilate Deo Chorale SATB SAT, Piano [Octavo] Faber Music Limited
By Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). Choir Sacred. For with Organ (SATB choir). Chor...(+)
By Benjamin Britten
(1913-1976). Choir
Sacred. For with Organ
(SATB choir). Choral
(Sacred); Choral Octavo;
Masterworks; Worship
Resources. Faber Edition.
20th Century; Masterwork;
Sacred. Published by
Faber Music
By Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). Choir Secular. For with Piano (SATB choir). Cho...(+)
By Benjamin Britten
(1913-1976). Choir
Secular. For with Piano
(SATB choir). Choral
Octavo; Masterworks.
Faber Edition. 20th
Century; Masterwork.
Published by Faber Music
Whoso Dwelleth Under the Defence by Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). Choir Sacred. ...(+)
Whoso Dwelleth Under the
Defence by Benjamin
Britten (1913-1976).
Choir Sacred. SATB choir.
Choral (Sacred); Choral
Octavo; Masterworks;
Worship Resources. Faber
Edition. 20th Century;
Masterwork; Sacred.
Published by Faber Music
Choral Dances Chorale SATB SATB divisi, A Cappella Boosey and Hawkes
From Gloriana. By Benjamin Britten. (SATB DV A Cappella). Boosey and Hawkes Lar...(+)
From Gloriana. By
Benjamin Britten. (SATB
DV A Cappella). Boosey
and Hawkes Large Choral.
Size 7.25x10.25 inches.
23 pages. Published by
Boosey and Hawkes.
Choral (SATB Choir) SKU: HL.48021234 From Cantata academica, Carmen ba...(+)
Choral (SATB Choir)
SKU: HL.48021234
From Cantata
academica, Carmen
basiliense. Composed
by Benjamin Britten.
Boosey & Hawkes Sacred
Choral. Classical.
Octavo. 16 pages. Boosey
& Hawkes #M051482474.
Published by Boosey &
Hawkes (HL.48021234).
ISBN 9781458423542.
UPC: 884088642037.
6.75x10.5
inches.
Text: in
Latin compiled from the
charter of the
University, and from
older orations in praise
of Basle by Bernhard
Wyss.
Publisher:
Boosey &
Hawkes
Difficulty
level: 4 (for
chorus)
Britten's
genius lifts this work
above being just a worthy
celebration of the 500th
anniversary of the
foundation of Basle
University. It is
tongue-in-cheek and
mockingly non-academic
while referring all the
time to academic musical
forms and formulae. It is
written in two parts
(everything is in the
statutory Latin including
the titles of the parts -
Pars I and Pars II). The
titles of the movements
show Britten's intention
to show off a wide
variety of techniques.
Here are some examples:
Chorale/Alla Rovescio
(the theme is given and
responded to with the
same melody upside
down)/Recitativo/Tema
seriale con fuga/Canone
ed ostinato. There is a
good deal of humour
here.
There are
seven movements in Pars I
and six in Pars II. The
tenor soloist is given
three florid recitatives,
accompanied only by a
piano, which act as
bridges between other
orchestrally accompanied
movements. Of these the
most noteworthy are the
Arioso con canto popolare
for soprano solo with
tenors and basses who hum
a student song; another
terrific Britten scherzo;
and a wonderfully raucous
final pair of movements
(Canon ed ostinato and
Corale con canto) where
Britten seems to be aping
the Vivat Regina! cries
in Parry's I was glad or
encouraging the kind of
noisy 'I'm from the best
university' kind of
student touchline shout.
This has outrageously
high notes for the tenors
(top B) which further
endorse this feeling.
There are real echoes of
the Spring Symphony (see
separate entry) final
movement here which are
further underlined by the
last section of the
Cantata which brings in
the bells, piano, huge
percussion and the
inevitable chorale in
which the choir sings
'that a free academy may
thrive in a free
community, for ever the
ornament and treasure of
illustrious
Basle'.
This may
not be Britten at his
most soul-searching but,
as always, there is
plenty here to enjoy,
especially if the work is
not taken too seriously.
It is a celebratory,
occasional piece and it
could be well taken up by
other academic
establishments
celebrating big
anniversaries. The chorus
parts are not very
difficult, though they do
present challenges for
the choir - not least in
having tenors capable of
those very high notes at
the end. The Tema seriale
con fuga is sinewy and
needs careful tuning. It
also has the subject
regularly given upside
down after its initial
sounding by the basses.
All good
fun.
God Save the Queen. By Benjamin Britten. Arranged by Benjamin Britten. (SATB di...(+)
God Save the Queen. By
Benjamin Britten.
Arranged by Benjamin
Britten. (SATB divisi).
Boosey and Hawkes Sacred
Choral. 4 pages.
Published by Boosey and
Hawkes.
Choral (SATB Choir) SKU: HL.48022495 SATB and Harp or Piano, New Editi...(+)
Choral (SATB Choir)
SKU: HL.48022495
SATB and Harp or
Piano, New Edition.
Composed by Benjamin
Britten. Boosey & Hawkes
Sacred Choral. Classical.
Octavo. 12 pages. Boosey
& Hawkes #M051481583.
Published by Boosey &
Hawkes (HL.48022495).
ISBN 9781476871486.
UPC: 884088669676.
6.75x10.5
inches.
Texts:
Latin and
English
Publisher:
Boosey &
Hawkes
Difficulty
level: 3
The
Ceremony of Carols is
one of Britten's
best-known and
most-performed works. It
is a brilliantly
conceived and dramatic
concert work which sees
the voices process to
their places singing
unaccompanied plainsong
and, at the end,
processing out again to
the same chant. These
movements can also be
accompanied but strictly
only if the voices do not
process. The final
Alleluia can be repeated
as many times as
necessary to get the
singers to and from their
destination.The carols
are for three-part
children's voices
(though, of course they
can be sung by female
adults as well) and they
form a two-part work
around a central
Interlude for harp which
is based on the plainsong
from the Procession.
Variety is the key word
here as all the carols
have such individual
identities. The
forthright Wolcum Yole!,
the deliciously lyrical
There is no Rose, the
swinging Balulalow, the
fiery and dramatic This
little Babe all
contribute to a work
which is a feast of
discovery throughout.
Lovely solos and duos add
further colour and the
harp part, an inspired
choice of accompaniment,
enriches, colours and
surrounds the voices with
its pictorial musical
imagery. If anything
shows Britten's genius
for writing for voices it
must be this
work.
The
challenges here are in
creating a real equality
between voice parts,
fielding a confident pair
of soloists, and making
the most of the
wonderfully colourful
poems Britten has chosen
to set. Pronunciation is
not really an issue, but
when I recorded this work
with the Finzi Singers I
decided to follow the
example of Sacred and
Profane and use authentic
medieval pronunciation
for which an expert coach
was necessary. It brings
an added element of
colour to a familiar
aural
experience.
SATB choir divisi/SSA choir, harp/piano SKU: GH.GE-10588 There is no r...(+)
SATB choir divisi/SSA
choir, harp/piano
SKU:
GH.GE-10588
There
is no rose. Composed
by Benjamin Britten.
Arranged by Julius
Harrison. With Language:
English, Swedish.
Gehrmans Musikforlag #GE
10588. Published by
Gehrmans Musikforlag
(GH.GE-10588).
ISBN
9790070105880. Text:
Benjamin Britten / Kjell
Svensson
(Swedish).
Arrangem
ang for blandad kor och
piano eller harpa.
Korsatsen kan aven
framforas med endast
diskantstammor.
SATB and Piano. By Henry Purcell, Britten-Purcell. Arranged by Benjamin Britten....(+)
SATB and Piano. By Henry
Purcell, Britten-Purcell.
Arranged by Benjamin
Britten. (SATB). Boosey
and Hawkes Secular
Choral. Size 7.25x10.25
inches. 6 pages.
Published by Boosey &
Hawkes.
SATB chorus.
Composed by Frank Bridge.
Music Sales America.
Classical. Octavo. 28
pages. Hal Leonard
#TH978105. Published by
Hal Leonard
(HL.14037178).
These five
part-songs were composed
over ten years from 1903
to 1913, but only the
first was published in
the composer's lifetime.
Bridge's early works -
those written before the
first World War - were
more late Romantic in
style, warmly expansive,
than his mature works.
These songs display
Bridge's skill and
craftsmanship.British
composer Frank Bridge was
active in the early
decades of the 20th
century and was a highly
respected conductor,
violist and teacher - his
sole composition student
having been Benjamin
Britten. Britten honoured
his former teacher in his
work Variations on a
Theme of Frank Bridge,
based on a theme from one
of Bridge's pieces for
String quartet.