Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Praise We Great Men (1976)
for soloists, choir and orchestra, unfinished work
- General information
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Composition date:
1976
- Duration: 7 mn
- Publisher: Faber Music
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Libretto (details, author):
Edith Stitwell
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Composition date:
1976
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: 1 solo soprano, 1 solo contralto, 1 solo tenor, 1 solo bass voice
- mixed choir à 4 voix
- 3 flutes (also 2 piccolos), 2 oboes (also 1 English horn), 2 clarinets (also 1 bass clarinet), 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones [ou 1] , 2 percussionists, 1 timpani, 1 harp, 1 piano, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
11 August 1985
Location:Snape Maltings
Performers:Marie McLaughlin, Heather Harper, Phillip Langridge, Richard Jackson, chœur et orchestre philharmonique, direction : Mstislav Rostropovich.
Observations
Fragment inachevé edité pour le concert par Colin Matthews.