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Britten, Benjamin
1913-1976
(b Lowestoft, 22 Nov 1913; d Aldeburgh, 4 Dec 1976). English
Nocturne, op.60 <1958>
solo tenor
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Seven solo instruments (fl, Eh, cl, bn, hn, hp, tmp) join the solo tenor in particular mvts; the full forces are heard only in the final postlude.
Source of text: Shelley, Prometheus Unbound; Tennyson, The Kraken; Coleridge, The Wanderings of Cain; Middleton, Blurt, Master Constable; Wordsworth, The Prelude (1805); Owen, The Kind Ghosts; Keats, Sleep and Poetry; Shakespeare, Sonnet 43. Language: English
Source of text: Shelley, Prometheus Unbound; Tennyson, The Kraken; Coleridge, The Wanderings of Cain; Middleton, Blurt, Master Constable; Wordsworth, The Prelude (1805); Owen, The Kind Ghosts; Keats, Sleep and Poetry; Shakespeare, Sonnet 43. Language: English
1. Prologue, from Prometheus Unbound (Shelley)
2. The Kraken (Tennyson)–Bassoon obbligato
3. from The Wanderings of Cain (Coleridge)–Harp
obbligato
4. Blurt, Master Constable (Middleton)–Horn obbligato
5. from The Prelude (1805, Wordsworth)–Timpani
obbligato
6. The Kind Ghosts (Owen)–English horn obbligato
7. Sleep and Poetry (Keats)–Flute & clarinet
obbligato
8. Postlude, Sonnet 43 (Shakespeare)
2. The Kraken (Tennyson)–Bassoon obbligato
3. from The Wanderings of Cain (Coleridge)–Harp
obbligato
4. Blurt, Master Constable (Middleton)–Horn obbligato
5. from The Prelude (1805, Wordsworth)–Timpani
obbligato
6. The Kind Ghosts (Owen)–English horn obbligato
7. Sleep and Poetry (Keats)–Flute & clarinet
obbligato
8. Postlude, Sonnet 43 (Shakespeare)
Additional info
Contents—1. Prologue, from Prometheus Unbound (Shelley); 2. Bassoon obligato The Kraken (Tennyson); 3. Harp obligato from The Wanderings of Cain (Coleridge); 4. Horn obligato from Blurt, Master Constable (Middleton); 5. Timpani obligato from The Prelude (1805, Wordsworth); 6. English horn obligato from The Kind Ghosts (Owen); 7. Flute & clarinet obligato from Sleep and Poetry (Keats); 8. Postlude, Sonnet 43 (Shakespeare)
Contents—1. Prologue, from Prometheus Unbound (Shelley); 2. Bassoon obligato The Kraken (Tennyson); 3. Harp obligato from The Wanderings of Cain (Coleridge); 4. Horn obligato from Blurt, Master Constable (Middleton); 5. Timpani obligato from The Prelude (1805, Wordsworth); 6. English horn obligato from The Kind Ghosts (Owen); 7. Flute & clarinet obligato from Sleep and Poetry (Keats); 8. Postlude, Sonnet 43 (Shakespeare)