2 QUOTES WITH «BRITTEN»
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Britten.
I was 16 when I got a scholarship to study classical composition at a conservatory. By that time I had already listened to Scottish folksong with my mother, sung in church choirs, and had sung solo with Benjamin Britten conducting.
I've been kind of listening to the composer Britten and his rendition of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' The opening track is a choral section where all the weird fairies, who are played by kids in the production, sing. It's a crazy opening melody and chord sequence - really amazing.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRITTEN»
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Britten in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Benjamin
Britten: A Life in the Twentieth Century
' Rupert Christiansen, Spectator 'Indispensable . . . this is a masterly, highly readable account and the most comprehensive to date.' Barry Millington, Evening Standard 'This book is a major achievement. And Kildea is a dazzling writer.
David Matthews was an assistant, as well as a life-long friend and fellow composer of Benjamin Britten, making this a uniquely personal, sensitive and authoritative account.
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Britten and the Far East: Asian Influences in the Music of ...
Investigation into the influence of Eastern music on Britten's composition.
The illustrated lives of the great composers. Composer, pianist and conductor, Benjamin Britten was one of the most distinctive and original figures in 20th Century music.
Christopher Headington, 1996
The book examines from various viewpoints Britten's War Requiem, written in 1962 to celebrate the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral and uniting the famous anti-war poetry of Wilfred Owen with the Latin Requiem Mass.
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The Cambridge Companion to Benjamin
Britten
A comprehensive Companion to Britten's music and life.
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Benjamin
Britten: A Biography
Uses Britten's diaries, letters, and manuscripts to offer a personal glimpse of the British composer, discusses the impact of his homosexuality on his life, and looks at his major compositions This is the long-awaited full-scale biography ...
A presentation of the modern English composer, giving brief biographical data and discussing his background in English music, his involvement in English opera, the influence of his native area, his work for young people, major works, and ...
Percy Marshall Young, 1968
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Britten Motorcycles: The John
Britten Story
This is the inside story of the world's most innovative motorbike - and the man, his family, and the friends who made the dream of winning the world's toughest motorcycle races come true- Only authorized biography of John Britten- Profusely ...
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Essential
Britten: A Pocket Guide for the
Britten Centenary
John Bridcut, author of the acclaimed 'Britten's Children', has included significant fresh material which will make the book indispensable for Britten aficionados as well as for those who are discovering the composer's music for the first ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRITTEN»
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Britten is used in the context of the following news items.
The Rape of Lucretia review – Fiona Shaw's production is clear …
'Shaw underlines the opera's close connection to Britten's creative obsession with the destruction of innocence' … Duncan Rock as Tarquinius ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Perrysburg Twp. offices need repairs
Gary Britten, trustee and former maintenance supervisor, said the township has talked about renovations for years, and even had a study done ... «Toledo Blade, Jul 15»
At Tanglewood, themes, variations and a gift from John Williams
Ruth Reinhardt of Germany took Britten's "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra," and Marzena Diakun of Poland took Brahms' Variations on ... «Berkshire Eagle, Jul 15»
Pioneer's Bryan Westfield remembered as coach, mentor on and off …
(Middle) Britten Bowen, a current student and athlete at Pioneer High School, crouches down and cries while remembering Pioneer High ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
Witness Describes Moment When 'Taunting' Thug Punched Cop in …
Jy Quynn Britten, 21, punched an officer in the face while cops tried to arrest another person, the Enquirer reported, citing court documents. «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»
Central City Opera's New Season Rolls from Baroque to Broadway
So this year Traviata plays in repertory with The Prodigal Son, one of Benjamin Britten's “parables for church performance,” and two works ... «Westword, Jul 15»
The Rape of Lucretia, Glyndebourne
Britten's first chamber opera is very much a Glyndebourne piece; its world premiere in the old festival theatre in July 1946 was also the festival's ... «The Arts Desk, Jul 15»
After Fountain Square assaults, is city ready for ASG?
Jy Quynn Britten, 21, punched an officer in the face while officers tried to ... Britten then ran from officers through Fountain Square before he was ... «Cincinnati.com, Jul 15»
Sammie Britten
URBANA – Services to celebrate the life of Sammie L. Britten, 60, of Urbana will be held at noon Thursday, July 9, at St. Luke C.M.E. Church in ... «Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette, Jul 15»
Police detain several in Fountain Square crowd
Police said Jy Quinne Britten, 21, was charged with assault on a police officer, obstructing official business and two counts of resisting arrest. «WLWT Cincinnati, Jul 15»
