Author: Robert M. CampbellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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Benjamin Britten's Sacred Music for Choir and Organ
Author: Robert M. CampbellBenjamin Britten
Author: Graham ElliottPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191541710
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Since Britten's death in 1976, numerous articles and books have been written about his life and work. Much has been made of the strong influences of his pacifism and his homosexuality. It is often suggested that Britten felt himself to be an outsider from 'normal' society, and that this accounts for the his concern to portray the 'outsider' in his operas. There is no doubt that this is an important aspect of Britten's art, but the present work attempts to show that his music embraces much wider and more universal concerns, and in addressing those concerns there is a clearly defined pattern of spiritual influence. Part One of the book examines Britten's early life, and the strong presence which the Church had in his childhood and adolescence. It explores the way in which certain spiritual influences were first manifested, and how, like the more specifically musical 'themes' which Donald Mitchell has noted, they can be traced throughout Britten's life and work. The author was privileged to have conversations with two clergymen who were influential in Britten's life, as well as gathering valuable insights through a long series of conversations with Sir Peter Pears. Part Two examines a wide range of the composer's music in which a spiritual dimension can be traced. The specifically liturgical music has received rather less critical notice than Britten's larger works. The music is discussed here, and shown to possess musical characteristics in common with the larger works. Britten could not be described as a conventional Christian; still less is it true to describe him, as Eric Walter White has done, as 'keen, wherever possible, to work within the framework of the Church of England'. Nevertheless, his spirituality was rooted in the religious experience of his childhood. This book seeks to demonstrate that Britten retained a sense of the Christian values absorbed in childhood and adolescence, and that these - along with the specifically Christian heritage of plainsong - were strongly influential in his choice and treatment of themes.
Britten's Unquiet Pasts
Author: Heather WiebePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521194679
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Heather Wiebe's book looks to the music of Benjamin Britten to elucidate a British postwar vision of cultural renewal.
Annunciations: Sacred Music for the Twenty-First Century
Author: George CorbettPublisher: Open Book Publishers
ISBN: 1783747293
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Our contemporary culture is communicating ever-increasingly through the visual, through film, and through music. This makes it ever more urgent for theologians to explore the resources of art for enriching our understanding and experience of the Judeo-Christian tradition. Annunciations: Sacred Music for the twenty-First Century, edited by George Corbett, answers this need, evaluating the relationship between the sacred and the composition, performance, and appreciation of music. Through the theme of ‘annunciations’, this volume interrogates how, when, why, through and to whom God communicates in the Old and New Testaments. In doing so, it tackles the intimate relationship between Scriptural reflection and musical practice in the past, its present condition, and what the future might hold. Annunciations comprises three parts. Part I sets out flexible theological and compositional frameworks for a constructive relationship between the sacred and music. Part II presents the reflections of theologians and composers involved in collaborating on new pieces of sacred choral music, alongside the six new scores and links to the recordings. Part III considers the reality of programming and performing sacred works today. This volume provides an indispensable resource for scholars and artists working at the interface between theology and the arts, and for those involved in sacred music. However, it will also be of interest to anyone concerned with the ways in which the Divine communicates through word and artistry to humanity.
Benjamin Britten's Contribution to Church Music
Author: Marcella RauchPublisher:
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Category : Church music
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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The Music of Benjamin Britten
Author: Peter EvansPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
Peter Evans discusses all the published compositions in subdivisions of genre and period, and devotes a separate chapter to each opera. With the help of over 300 music examples and diagrams, he demonstrates Britten's mastery of the art of composition - tonal and harmonic structures, thematic cast and transformation, textual variety and the imaginative deployment of voices and instruments. Since this book's appearance in 1979, Britten's publishers have made available a considerable number of works withheld during the composer's lifetime; some are juvenilia, but others date from a late as the Peter Grimes period. In a postscript to this first paperback edition, Peter Evans assesses the creative stature of these works and their significance in Britten's development. The catalogue of works now includes these additional titles, and the selective bibliography has been revised.
Choral & Organ Guide
Author: Te Deum in C
Author: Benjamin BrittenPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780193515215
Category : Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with organ
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
for soprano soloist, SATB choir, and organ or orchestra (strings and harp)This is an attractive and versatile choral piece suitable for liturgical and concert use. It can either be performed with organ accompaniment as in the vocal score, or in the orchestral version (made a year after the original version for choir and organ (1935)). The edition restores Britten'sdynamics and corrects long-standing errors.Orchestral material is available on hire.
The Living Church
Author: Friday Afternoons
Author: Benjamin BrittenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's songs
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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