Benjamin Britten
Curlew River
Parable for Church Performance - Rehearsal Score
Benjamin Britten
Curlew River
Parable for Church Performance - Rehearsal Score
- Formazione coro
- Compositore Benjamin Britten
- Edizione riduzione per pianoforte
- Casa Editrice Faber Music
- Numero d'ordine 0571500021
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Curlew River - A Parable for Church Performance (Op. 71) is the first of three Church Parables by Benjamin Britten. The work is based on the Japanese Noh play Sumidagawa (Sumida River) of Juro Motomasa (1395 - 1431), which Britten saw during a visit to Japan and the Far East in early 1956. Beyond the Noh source dramatic material, Britten incorporated elements of Noh treatment of theatrical time into this composition. Instrumentation: the Madwoman(T),the Ferryman(Bar),the Traveller(bar),theSpirit of the Boy(treble),Leader of the Pilgrims/the Abbot (B), Chorus of Pilgrims (3T, 3 Bar, 2B), 3 Assistants (boys - silent roles) fl(=picc) - horn - viola.bass - harp - perc(1) 5 smalluntuned drums/5 small bells/1 large tuned gong -chamber organ