The birds

Invocation - The Robin - The Blackbird - Sweet Suffolk Owle - Elegy - The Linnet - The Eagle - The hymn of the birds

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Leighton, Kenneth (1929-1988) [ Great Britain ]

Text by Aristophanes (-448--380) [Greece]
Hardy, Thomas (1840-1928) [Great Britain]
Anonyme
Vautour, Thomas
Shelley, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822) [Great Britain]
Mare, Walter de la (1873-1956) [Great Britain]
Tennyson, Lord Alfred (1809-1892) [Great Britain]
Adaptor of the text: Higham, T.F.
Swinburne, Algernon Charles (1837-1909) [Great Britain]
Edition
Published by Novello & Co. Ltd. [Great Britain] , 1957
Number of pages : 23
Type of material: Choral score with piano for rehearsal only
 
Description
Text in: English
Epoque: 20th century  (1950-1959)
Genre-Style-Form: Secular ; Choral suite
Mood of the piece: joyous
Type of Choir: SSSAATTBB  (9 mixed voices )
Soloist(s): S OR T  (1 soloist(s))
Instrumentation: String orchestra + piano  (5 instrumental part(s))
Instruments: Piano (1) ; Strings ; Percussion (ad lib)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): D
Duration: 30.0 min.
Number of verses: 8