Benjamin Britten War Requiem Op 66 for Vocal Score Chorus Organ Sheet Music Book

Description: Description Benjamin Britten - War Requiem, Op. 66 - Vocal Score - Choral/Chorus/Orchestra/Voice Book(1961-62) Vocal ScoreSeries: Vocal ScoreInstrument: VocalSkill Level: Level 5Media: Book Composer: Benjamin BrittenPublisher: Boosey & Hawkes for soprano, tenor and baritone solos, chorus, orchestra, chamber orchestra, boys choir and organ Scoring: 3 (3=picc), 2, ca, 3 (III=cl in Eb and bass cl), 2, dbl bn; 6, 4, 3, 1; timps, 4 perc (2 sd, td, bd, tamb, trgl, cymb, castanets, whip, Chinese blocks, gong, bells in C and F#, vibr, antique cymbals in C and F#); piano, grand org (ad lib); strings. Chamber orch: fl (=picc), ob (=ca), cl, bn; hn; perc (timp, sd, bd, cymb, gong); harp, string quintet (2 vl, vla, vc, db)Chamber organ (or harmonium) to accompany boys choir Text: Missa pro defunctis and Wilfred Owen Publisher: Boosey Hawkes Difficulty level: 5 for soprano, tenor and baritone solos, chorus, orchestra, chamber orchestra, boys choir and organScoring: 3 (3=picc), 2, ca, 3 (III=cl in Eb and bass cl), 2, dbl bn; 6, 4, 3, 1; timps, 4 perc (2 sd, td, bd, tamb, trgl, cymb, castanets, whip, Chinese blocks, gong, bells in C and F#, vibr, antique cymbals in C and F#); piano, grand org (ad lib); strings.Chamber orch: fl (=picc), ob (=ca), cl, bn; hn; perc (timp, sd, bd, cymb, gong); harp, string quintet (2 vl, vla, vc, db)Chamber organ (or harmonium) to accompany boys choirText: Missa pro defunctis and Wilfred OwenPublisher: Boosey HawkesDifficulty level: 5 His inspired idea was to mix the words of the Missa pro defunctis (Mass for the Dead) in Latin with the poems of one of the greatest of the First of the spirit War poets, Wilfred Owen. He uses nine of Owens poems which form a kind of song cycle which weaves in and out of the formal sections of the Latin Mass. When Brittens recording was released the following year it sold 200,000 copies within the first five months which was almost unheard of for a classical work, and possibly unique for a large-scale contemporary one. This was the moment of destiny for which Britten had been preparing all his adult life. The peace movements of the 1960s, the Cuban missile crisis, nuclear testing, anti-nuclear protests, the war-weariness of the seemingly endless conflict in Vietnam, all these things contributed to the publics readiness to hear this message which Britten so powerfully addressed. Duration: 85 minutes Paul Spicer, Lichfield, 2011 Width: 9" Length: 12.25" 188 pages Browse Our Related Categories: Visit our eBay Store

Price: 59 USD

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

End Time: 2024-11-25T02:40:40.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5.95 USD