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Oorspronklik
Saint Nicolas, Op. 42. Benjamin Britten. Voice sheet music. Choir sheet music. Piano Accompaniment sheet music.
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Saint Nicolas, Op. 42. Benjamin Britten. Voice bladmusiek. Koor bladmusiek. Klavierbegeleiding bladmusiek.
Oorspronklik
Saint Nicolas, Op. 42. A Cantata. 1947-48. Vocal Score. Composed by Benjamin Britten. 1913-1976. Edited by Arthur Oldham. For Choral, Chorus, Piano. Vocal Score. BH Large Choral. 96 pages. Boosey & Hawkes #M060015168. Published by Boosey & Hawkes. HL.48008991. Cantata for tenor solo, chorus. SATB. , semi-chorus. SA. , four solo boys, string orchestra, piano duet, percussion and organ. Scoring. Piano duet. organ. strings. percussion. Timpani. side drum, bass drum, tenor drum, cymbal, triangle, gong, whip, tambourine. Text. Eric Crozier. Publisher. Boosey & Hawkes. Difficulty level. Saint Nicolas. note the name has no 'H' in it. was written for the centenary of Lancing College in Sussex, the independent secondary boarding school on the south coast of England which Peter Pears had attended in his teens. It has a vast chapel intended by its founder, Revd Nathaniel Woodard, as the cathedral for all the schools of his extensive foundation known collectively as 'Woodard' schools. St. Nicolas is famous for many legendary miracles and for being the original 'Santa Claus'. Crozier's libretto is designed to tell the story of his life, to recount some of his most celebrated acts and to give the audience. congregation the opportunity of joining in two beautiful hymns at key moments. 'All people that on earth do dwell' and 'God moves in a mysterious way his wonders to perform'. The narration is all done by the choir, though the tenor sings first-person narratives as well in his role as the mature Nicolas. The young Nicolas is sung by a boy in movement II. There is a dramatic moment at the end of this movement when the boy's voice does a tumble and the tenor proclaims in the voice of Nicolas as a young man. 'God be glorified'. The third movement is an accompanied recitative in which the soloist sings of Nicolas devoting himself to God through the agonies and torment of the many distractions and temptations of life. His faith wins through and he sings a final touching phrase. 'and Love was satisfied'. The sea whips up a storm in the next movement. 'He journeys to Palestine'. It threatens to overturn the ship and drown everyone on board. There is wailing from the sopranos and altos of the semi-chorus and agonised calls from the tenors and basses to 'man the pumps'. Finally, Nicolas begs God to let the storm cease and offers thanks for their safe delivery. Britten creates a palpable sense of relief in the final pages. In the fifth movement, 'Nicolas comes to Myra and is chosen Bishop', the choir sings chorale-like phrases welcoming him as their new Bishop. They go through his ceremonial dressing with all the accoutrements of his office, the mitre, crozier. nice pun on the librettist's name.
Vertaling
Saint Nicolas, Op. 42. 'N Kantate. 1947-1948. Sang telling. Saamgestel deur Benjamin Britten. 1913-1976. Geredigeer deur Arthur Oldham. Vir Choral, Koor, Klavier. Sang telling. BH Groot Choral. 96 bladsye. Буси. Gepubliseer deur Boosey. HL.48008991. Kantate vir tenoor solo, koor. SATB. , Semi-koor. SA. Vier solo seuns, strykorkes, klavier duet, perkussie en orrel. Scoring. Klavierduet. orrel. snare. perkussie. Timpani. kant drom, bas drom, tenoor drom, simbaal, driehoek, gong, sweep, tamboeryn. Teks. Eric Crozier. Uitgewer. Boosey. Moeilikheidsgraad. Saint Nicolas. let op die naam het nie 'H' in dit. is vir die eeufees van Lancing College in Sussex, die onafhanklike sekondêre kosskool aan die suidkus van Engeland, wat Peter Pears in sy tienerjare bygewoon het geskryf. Dit het 'n groot kapel bedoel deur sy stigter, Ds Nathaniel Woodard, soos die katedraal vir al die skole van sy uitgebreide grondslag gesamentlik bekend as 'Woodard se skole. St Nicolas is bekend vir baie legendariese wonderwerke en vir die feit dat die oorspronklike "Santa Claus". Crozier se libretto is ontwerp om die storie van sy lewe te vertel, 'n paar van sy mees gevierde dade te vertel en die gehoor te gee. gemeente die geleentheid van deelname in twee pragtige liedere op belangrike oomblikke. "Al die mense wat op die aarde nie woon" en "God beweeg in 'n geheimsinnige manier waarop sy wonders te verrig '. Die vertelling is al gedoen deur die koor, maar die tenoor sing die eerste persoon vertellings, asook in sy rol as die volwasse Nicolas. Die jong Nicolas is gesing deur 'n seun in beweging II. Daar is 'n dramatiese oomblik aan die einde van hierdie beweging toe die seun se stem nie 'n tuimel en die tenoor verkondig in die stem van Nicolas as 'n jong man. 'God verheerlik kan word ". Die derde beweging is 'n begeleide resitatief waarin die solis sing van Nicolas wy homself tot God deur die agonies en marteling van die vele afleiding en versoekings van die lewe. Sy geloof wen deur en hy sing 'n finale raak frase. 'En liefde is tevrede ". Die see swepe 'n storm in die volgende beweging. "Hy reise na Palestina '. Dit dreig om die skip ongedaan te maak en verdrink almal aan boord. Daar is gehuil van die soprane en alte van die semi-koor en kwel oproepe van die tenore en basse te "man die pompe '. Ten slotte, Nicolas bedel God te laat die storm ophou en bied dankie vir hul veilige aflewering. Britten skep 'n tasbare gevoel van verligting in die finale bladsye. In die vyfde beweging, Nicolas kom by Myra en is gekies Bishop ', die koor sing koraal-agtige frases as hul nuwe Bishop verwelkom hom. Hulle gaan deur middel van sy seremoniële kleedkamer met al die uitrusting van sy kantoor, die tulband, Crozier. mooi woordspeling op die librettist se naam.
