Five Flower Songs
Choral composition by Benjamin Britten / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benjamin Britten's Five Flower Songs, Op. 47, is a set of five part songs to poems in English by four authors which mention flowers, composed for four voices (SATB) in 1950 as a gift for the 25th wedding anniversary of Leonard and Dorothy Elmhirst. It was first performed in the open air at the couple's estate Dartington Hall, with Imogen Holst conducting a student choir. The set has been frequently recorded by English and foreign chamber choirs and ensembles, including Polyphony, Cambridge Singers and the RIAS Kammerchor.
Quick Facts Five Flower Songs, Opus ...
Five Flower Songs | |
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Part songs by Benjamin Britten | |
Opus | 47 |
Text | poems |
Language | English |
Dedication | 25th wedding anniversary of Leonard and Dorothy Elmhirst |
Performed | 23 July 1950 (1950-07-23): |
Scoring | four-part choir (SATB) |
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