A Charm of Lullabies op.41 : for Benjamin Britten / Arr. Colin Matthews

Titel (DE): A Charm of Lullabies op. 41 - Arrangement für Mezzo-Sopran und Orchester
Titel (EN): A Charm of Lullabies op. 41 - Arrangement for mezzo-soprano und orchestra
Titel (FR): A Charm of Lullabies op. 41 - Arrangement for mezzo-soprano und orchestra
Komponist / Composer: Britten, Benjamin
Herausgeber / Editor:
Bearbeiter / Arranger: Matthews, Colin
Illustrator:
Opus: op. 41
Werkverzeichnis:
Besetzung / Instrumentation: Mezzo-Sopran und Orchester / mezzo-soprano and orchestra
Besetzungsdetails:
Kompositionsjahr / Date of Composition: 1947
Aufführungsdauer / Duration: 12'
Verlag / Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Erscheindungsdatum / Date of Publishing: 15.02.2013
Ausgabe / Publication: Klavierauszug - Piano reduction -
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Seiten / Pages: 32
Verarbeitung: Rückendrahtheftung - Saddle-wire stitching
Schwierigkeitsgrad / Difficulty: - -
Sprache / Language: Englisch
Reihe / Series:
ISMN: M-060-12452-5
ISMN-13: 979-0-060-12452-5
ISMN-EAN: 9790060124525
UPC: 884088925185

'A Charm of Lullabies' was written in December 1947 for the mezzo-soprano Nancy Evans. Keen to provide her with a work for her recital programmes, Britten was helped in the choice of texts for 'A Charm of Lullabies' by Evans' husband Eric Crozier, who had recently written the libretto for Albert Herring. The work brings together an anthology of diverse texts unified by the themes of night and sleep and is one of the most genial and uncomplicated of Britten's song-cycles. Colin Matthews's arrangement differs in several respects from the original piano version, in particular by expanding it to give it the extra dimension needed for an orchestral song-cycle, and by joining the first three songs, and the fourth and fifth, in effect presenting the cycle in two parts.

A Cradle Song - The Highland Balou - Sephestia's Lullaby - A Charm - The Nurse's Song

[FR]
'A Charm of Lullabies' was written in December 1947 for the mezzo-soprano Nancy Evans. Keen to provide her with a work for her recital programmes, Britten was helped in the choice of texts for 'A Charm of Lullabies' by Evans' husband Eric Crozier, who had recently written the libretto for Albert Herring. The work brings together an anthology of diverse texts unified by the themes of night and sleep and is one of the most genial and uncomplicated of Britten's song-cycles. Colin Matthews's arrangement differs in several respects from the original piano version, in particular by expanding it to give it the extra dimension needed for an orchestral song-cycle, and by joining the first three songs, and the fourth and fifth, in effect presenting the cycle in two parts.

A Cradle Song - The Highland Balou - Sephestia's Lullaby - A Charm - The Nurse's Song