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1 online resource (1 sound file) |
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Choral dances : from Gloriana op. 53 : for tenor, harp and chorus / Benjamin Britten (12:08) -- Choral hymns from the Rig Veda. Group 3 : op. 26, no. 3 for female voices and harp / Gustav Holst (12:35) -- Pastoral : Lie strewn the white flocks : for chorus, mezzo soprano, flute, drums and string orchestra / Arthur Bliss (35:10) |
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The 1st work originally for unacc. chorus; the 2nd work for women's chorus and harp; the 3rd work for mezzo-soprano, mixed chorus, and orchestra |
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Words of the 1st work by William Plomer; words of the 3rd work by various authors |
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Editions recorded: Boosey & Hawkes (1st work); Novello (3rd work) |
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Martyn Hill, tenor ; Shirley Minty, mezzo-soprano ; Thelma Owen, harp ; Judith Pearce, flute ; Holst Singers ; Holst Orchestra ; Hilary Davan Wetton, conductor |
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Recorded 1985 March 16-17 St. Paul's Girls School, Hammersmith, London |
| Notes |
Hard copy version record |
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Plomer, William, 1903-1973 -- Musical settings
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Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with harp
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Operas -- Excerpts, Arranged.
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Choruses, Sacred (Women's voices) with harp
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Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra.
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excerpts.
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Musical settings.
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Arrangements (Music)
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Excerpts.
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Mises en musique.
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Arrangements (Musique)
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Extraits.
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Streaming audio
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| Author |
Plomer, William, 1903-1973, author.
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Hill, Martyn, singer.
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Minty, Shirley, singer.
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Owen, Thelma, instrumentalist.
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Pearce, Judith, instrumentalist.
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Wetton, Hilary Davan, conductor.
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Container of (expression): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976,
composer. Gloriana. Choral dances; arranged
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Container of (work): Holst, Gustav, 1874-1934.
Choral hymns from the Rig Veda. 3rd group.
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Container of (work): Bliss, Arthur, 1891-1975.
Pastoral, mixed voices, orchestra
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Holst Singers, singer.
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Holst Orchestra, instrumentalist.
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