The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard (1943)
( As it fell on one holyday )
... For Richard Wood and the musicians of Oflag VIIb_Germany, 1943 ...
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976) [ Great Britain ]
Edition
Published by
Boosey & Hawkes Ltd
[Canada]
, 1952
Ref. :
17159
(23 p.)
Type of material:
Full score
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
(1940-1949)
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular ; ballad
Mood of the piece:
melancholic
Type of Choir:
TBB (3 men voices )
Instrumentation:
Keyboard
(1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Piano (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
E flat major
Duration:
7.0 min.
Musicological Sources:
accompanist should play only large notes if parts are sung by soloists, but should play as many other notes as possible if sung by small chorus. If sung by large chorus, all notes should be played by two pianists.
Source of text:
Oxford book of ballads
Pronunciation
LOCATION(s) in LIBRARIES that are member of MUSICA
Princeton, USA
Talbott Library, Westminster Choir College of Rider University
101 Walnut Lane, PRINCETON, NJ 08540; Ph. (+1) 609-921-7100
Consultable under :
Perf. Coll. # 1308A (36 copies)