Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Children's Crusade (Kinderkreuzzug) (1968)
A Ballad for Children's voices and orchestra
- General information
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Composition date:
1968 - 10 nov 1968
- Duration: 19 mn
- Publisher: Faber Music
- Commission: 'Written for the 50th Anniversary of Save The Children Fund'
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Libretto (details, author):
Bertold Brecht (traduction anglaise de Hans Keller)
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Composition date:
1968 - 10 nov 1968
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [Other choir and chamber orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloist: 6 percussionists
- children's choir(5 sopranochild voice [nombre non précisé, donc 5 parties solistes], 4 contralto child voice [nombre non précisé, donc 3 parties solistes et une partie soliste pour alto grave ou ténor])
- 2 pianos, 1 organ [de chambre ou électrique] , 1 percussionist [grand ensemble, nombre non précisé]
Premiere information
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Date:
19 May 1969
Location:Londres, St Paul's Cathedral
Performers:Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, direction : Russell Burgess.