Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Symphonic Suite 'Gloriana' (1953 -1954)
for orchestra and tenor ad lib.
- General information
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Composition date:
1953 - 1954
- Duration: 26 mn
- Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
- Opus: 53 a
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Libretto (details, author):
Les paroles de The Lute Song sont de Robert Devereux, Conte d’Essex.
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Composition date:
1953 - 1954
- Type
- Instrumental ensemble music [Triple wind orchestra (or larger)]
Detailed formation
- 3 flutes, 3 oboes, 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, 2 percussionists, 1 timpani, 1 harp, strings, 1 solo tenor [ad lib.]
Premiere information
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Date:
23 September 1954
Location:Birmingham, Town Hall
Performers:Peter Pears, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, direction : Rudolf Schwarz.
Observations
La voix de ténor dans le deuxième mouvement peut être remplacée par un hautbois.
Table of contents
- The Tournament
- The Lute Song
- The Courtly Dances
- Gloriana moritura