Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

A Boy was Born (1932 -1933)

choral variations for male, female and children's choir a cappella, with organ accompaniment ad libitum

  • General information
    • Composition date: nov 1932 - may 1933
      Revision dates: 1955
    • Duration: 30 mn
    • Publisher: Oxford University Press
    • Opus: 3
    • Dedication: "to my Father"
Detailed formation
  • mixed choir

Premiere information

  • Date: 23 February 1934
    Location:

    création radiophonique à la B.B.C.
    17 décembre 1934, création en concert à Londres, Macnaghten-Lemare concert


Table of contents

  • Theme : A Boy was Born (Anon. 16e siècle)
  • Variation 1 : Lullay, Jesu (Anon. avant 1536)
  • Variation 2 : Herod (Anon. 15e siècle)
  • Variation 3 : Jesu, as Thou art our Saviour (Anon. 15e siècle)
  • Variation 4 : The Three Kings (Anon. 15e siècle)
  • Variation 5 : In the Bleak mid-winter (Christina Rossetti - Anon. 15e siècle)
  • Variation 6, Finale : Noël! (Anon. 15e siècle, Thomas Tusser, Francis Quarles)