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It is regarded by many as his masterpiece in the non-operatic sphere: Britten''s War Requiem, premiered in 1962 to celebrate the opening of the new cathedral at Coventry, built to replace the one destroyed during the war. Britten used the opportunity to write a milestone of post-war music history: In memory of the war dead he combined texts of a Latin mass with 20th-century poems and set his deeply held pacifist and humanitarian beliefs to music. The requiem''s direct style has overwhelmed audiences for more than fifty years.Instrumentation:soloists (STBar), mixed choir (SATB), boys'' choir, orchestra and chamber orchestraop. 66

War Requiem Boosey Hawkes Masterworks Library

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by Benjamin Britten

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It is regarded by many as his masterpiece in the non-operatic sphere: Britten''s War Requiem, premiered in 1962 to celebrate... Read more

    Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd
    Publication Date: 10/24/1997 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780851621982, 978-0851621982
    ISBN10: 0851621988

    Non Fiction , Entertainment

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    It is regarded by many as his masterpiece in the non-operatic sphere: Britten''s War Requiem, premiered in 1962 to celebrate the opening of the new cathedral at Coventry, built to replace the one destroyed during the war. Britten used the opportunity to write a milestone of post-war music history: In memory of the war dead he combined texts of a Latin mass with 20th-century poems and set his deeply held pacifist and humanitarian beliefs to music. The requiem''s direct style has overwhelmed audiences for more than fifty years.Instrumentation:soloists (STBar), mixed choir (SATB), boys'' choir, orchestra and chamber orchestraop. 66

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