Benjamin Britten

A committed pacifist born into a renowned military family is met with a torrent of disapproval over his beliefs yet desperate to keep the love of his would-be bride, Owen is determined to prove his in...

Hardbound Edition HPS 1276

Choräle (deutsch) - Soli (ABarB), Sprecher, Kinderchor und Instrumente

Arrangement pour chœur mixte et piano ou harpe. La partie chorale peut également être exécutée avec les parties aiguës uniquement.

HPS 1308 Contents: The Bonny Earl o' Moray - Come you not from Newcastle? - Little Sir William - O can ye sew cushions? - Oliver Cromwell - O Waly, Waly - The Plough Boy - The Salley Gardens - La Bell...

In this second Parable for church performance, Britten sustains the influence of the Noh tradition in Curlew River, while taking inspiration from the Biblical story Ananias, Azarias and Misael. It tel...

Curlew River - A Parable for Church Performance (Op. 71) is the first of three Church Parables by Benjamin Britten. The work is based on the Japanese Noh play Sumidagawa (Sumida River) of Juro Motomas...

Of all the parables in the New Testament none has had quite such a universal and ever-renewed appeal as that of the Prodigal Son. With its unforgettable climax of reward and rejoicing being lavished n...

A committed pacifist born into a renowned military family is met with a torrent of disapproval over his beliefs yet desperate to keep the love of his would-be bride, Owen is determined to prove his in...

The story of the American folk hero follows the development of the American continent from virgin forest to civilization. It does so in a deliberately eclectic style. Spoken dialogue is interspersed w...

The edition is part of the ABRSM syllabus (grade 8).

The Building of the House was written for the inaugural concert of the new Maltings concert hall, Snape at the 20th Aldeburgh festival.