Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
The Company of Heaven (1937)
Cantata for reciter, soprano and tenor solo, SATB choir and chamber orchestra
- General information
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Composition date:
1937
- Duration: 45 mn
- Publisher: Faber Music, nº 0-571-51188-0
- Commission: BBC
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Libretto (details, author):
Sélection de textes variés par R. Ellis Roberts
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Composition date:
1937
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: 1 narrator, 1 solo soprano, 1 solo tenor
- mixed choir à 4 voix
- 1 timpani, 1 organ, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
10 June 1989
Location:Snape
Performers:English Chamber Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir, direction : Philip Brunelle.