general information

composition date
1948
duration
50h
publisher
Boosey & Hawkes
Opus
42
Commission
'This Cantata was written for performance at the centenary celebrations of Lancing College, Sussex, on 24 July 1948'
Libretto (details, author)

Eric Crozier

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo tenor, mixed choir, 4 soprano children voices, children's choir

2 percussionists, piano [4 mains], organ, strings

information about the creation

date
June 5, 1948

Aldeburgh Festival

interpreters

Peter Pears and the Alderburgh Festival Chorus, direction : Leslie Woodgate.

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Created the same year
Composed the same year
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