Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Canticle III (1954)

Still falls the Rain - The raids, 1940, Night and Dawn, for tenor, horn and piano

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1954 - 27 nov 1954
    • Duration: 11 mn 30 s
    • Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
    • Dedication: 'To the Memory of Noel Mewton-Wood'
Detailed formation
  • 1 solo tenor, 1 horn, 1 piano

Premiere information

  • Date: 28 January 1955
    Location:

    Londres, Wigmore Hall


    Performers:

    Peter Pears, Dennis Brain et Benjamin Britten