- General information
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Composition date :
1947 - 12 sep 1947
- Duration : 7 mn
- Publisher : Boosey & Hawkes
- Opus : 40
- Dedication : 'The Canticle was written for the Dick Sheppard Memorial Concert on 1 November 1947'
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Libretto (details, author) :
Francis Quarles
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Composition date :
1947 - 12 sep 1947
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [Solo voice and piano]
Detailed formation
- 1 solo tenor [ou soprano] , 1 piano
Premiere information
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Date :
1 November 1947
Location :Dick Sheppard Memorial Concert
Performers :Peter Pears et Benjamin Britten