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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 gardens of 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.
References
- ↑ http://www.worldcat.org/title/lied-and-art-song-texts-page/oclc/456122816 [ bare URL ]
- ↑ "FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) and Links (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)".
- ↑ "Site Seeing".
- ↑ "Translators and Other Volunteers (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)".
- ↑ Music, Text and Translation - Page 79 "An accessible place to find the texts of Britten's songs is Emily Ezust, 'The Lied, Art Song and Choral Texts Archive', http://www.lieder.net/lieder/ (last accessed December 2010). It includes over 250 texts set by Britten, with some versions ...
- ↑ Charles Koechlin: compositeur et humaniste Philippe Cathé, Sylvie Douche, Michel Duchesneau - 2010 Page 187 "Le site Intemet d'Emily Ezust recense pas moins de 25 mises en musique des poèmes de Klingsor — dont certaines ... lui-même: «The Lied and Art Song Texts Page», http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_settings.html?ComposerId=1440, consulté le 20 février 2010. 17."
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