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The Evening Primrose. Benjamin Britten. A Cappella sheet music.

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Die Evening Primrose. Benjamin Britten. A Cappella bladmusiek.

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The Evening Primrose. from Five Flower Songs. Composed by Benjamin Britten. 1913-1976. For Choral, Chorus. SATB a cappella. BH Secular Choral. 8 pages. Boosey & Hawkes #M060014222. Published by Boosey & Hawkes. HL.48008905. Text. John Clare. Publisher. Boosey & Hawkes. Difficulty level. 3-4. These lovely, classic part-songs. Five Flower Songs. were written as a 25th wedding anniversary present for Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst of Dartington Hall. Apparently Britten chose the subject matter because they were keen botanists. Whatever the reason for the choice, it was a supremely happy one and brought from Britten a set of pieces which, while in a direct line of descent from the classic part-songs of Elgar, Stanford and Parry, are entirely original. These songs are designed as a set. The mood-scape shows that Britten was keenly aware of the variety needed to satisfy performers and audience between bookends. The unsentimental originality of To Daffodils with its tempo marking of Allegro impetuoso focusing on the speedy demise of the flower which is of course a metaphor for the passing of life. the clever division into four voices for the four months in The Succession of the Four Sweet Months and that beautifully simple device at the end where each month is named and forms a lovely cadence. the bitter-sweet Marsh Flowers to its poem by George Crabbe and the way Britten makes a slightly menacing atmosphere relieved only by the description of gentler plants. the ever-so-slightly sentimental Evening Primrose, the slow movement of the set. and finally Green Broom, a tour-de-force of humour which is crowned, at its heart, by Britten's slightly hysterical altos singing 'Go fetch me the boy'. The gradual accelerando throughout this piece leading to the final flourish makes this a wonderful and exciting finale to a set of part-songs which should be at the heart of any choirs repertoire. Points for choral directors to look out for include the tempo of To Daffodils. The key is in the direction Allegro impetuoso. Somewhere in the region of crotchet 116 should be the aim. Within that tempo use the words to colour the interpretation. Look out, as always, for Britten's carefully marked articulation and watch out for the big dynamic contrasts and colours. Tuning is the issue in both No.2 and No.3. In the opening of Marsh Flowers be careful of the size of intervals and in the second bar use the two anchors of F and C# to try to ensure that pitch doesnt slip. The return to a note which has already been sung should always be fractionally higher. masked by the change of vowel. thus ensuring that the pitch is always kept in place. In Green Broom it is issues of ensemble more than anything which provide the major challenge. This, and the stepping of increases in speed which should be measured so that the end does not become dangerously out of hand. Duration. Five Flower Songs, complete. 12 minutes. Paul Spicer, Lichfield, 2011.

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Die Evening Primrose. vanaf Vyf Flower Songs. Saamgestel deur Benjamin Britten. 1913-1976. Vir Choral, koor. SATB a cappella. BH Sekulêre Choral. 8 bladsye. Буси. Gepubliseer deur Boosey. HL.48008905. Teks. John Clare. Uitgewer. Boosey. Moeilikheidsgraad. 3-4. Hierdie pragtige, klassieke deel-liedjies. Vyf Flower Songs. is geskryf as 'n 25 huweliksherdenking geskenk vir Dorothy en Leonard Elmhirst van Dartington Hall. Blykbaar Britten verkies om die onderwerp, want hulle was gretig plantkundiges. Wat ook al die rede vir die keuse, dit was 'n uiters gelukkig en het uit Britten 'n stel van stukke wat, terwyl dit in 'n direkte afstammeling van die klassieke deel-liedjies van Elgar, Stanford en Parry, is heeltemal oorspronklike. Hierdie liedjies is ontwerp as 'n stel. Die bui-scape toon dat Britten was terdeë bewus van die verskeidenheid wat nodig is kunstenaars en die gehoor tussen boek ondersteun om te voldoen aan. Die unsentimental oorspronklikheid te Daffodils met sy tempo nasien van Allegro impetuoso fokus op die spoedige ondergang van die blom wat natuurlik 'n metafoor vir die aanvaarding van die lewe. die slim verdeling in vier stemme vir die vier maande in die opvolging van die Vier Sweet maande en wat pragtig eenvoudige toestel aan die einde waar elke maand is vernoem en vorm 'n pragtige kadens. die bitter-soet Marsh Blomme sy gedig deur George Crabbe en die manier waarop Britten maak 'n effens dreigende atmosfeer verlig net deur die beskrywing van sagter plante. die immer-so-iets sentimentele Evening Primrose, die stadige beweging van die stel. en uiteindelik Green Broom, 'n toer-de-krag van humor wat gekroon is, in sy hart, deur Britten se effens histeriese alte sing "Gaan haal vir my die seun se. Die geleidelike accelerando regdeur hierdie stuk wat tot die finale floreer maak dit 'n wonderlike en opwindende finale tot 'n stel van 'n deel-liedjies wat behoort te wees by die hart van 'n kore repertoire. Punte vir koorleiding direkteure om te kyk uit vir sluit in die tempo van te Daffodils. Die sleutel is in die rigting Allegro impetuoso. Iewers in die omgewing van kwartnoot 116 moet die doel wees. Binne die tempo gebruik van die woorde van die interpretasie te kleur. Kyk uit, soos altyd, vir Britten se sorgvuldig gemerk artikulasie en kyk uit vir die groot dinamiese kontraste en kleure. Tuning is die kwessie in beide No.2 en No.3. В открытии Марш Цветы будьте осторожны размера интервалами, а во втором баре использовать два якоря F и C. Die terugkeer na 'n aantekening wat reeds gesing moet altyd effens hoër. verbloem deur die verandering van die vokaal. sodoende te verseker dat die veld is altyd bly in plek. In Green Broom dit kwessies van ensemble meer as enigiets wat sorg vir die groot uitdaging. Dit, en die versterking van die toename in spoed wat gemeet moet word, sodat die einde nie gevaarlik geword uit die hand. Duur. Vyf Flower Songs, volledige. 12 minute. Paul Spicer, Lichfield, 2011.