Crown of the Year (1958)

cantata for choir and ensemble

by Sir Michael Tippett (1905-1998)

general information

composition date
1958
duration
28min
publisher
Schott
Commission
Eric Walter White pour la célébration du centenaire de Badminton School, Bristol, 1958
Libretto (details, author)

Christopher Fry.

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Choir(s) and ensemble of 10 to 25 instruments)

detailed formation

mixed choir, flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, violin, second violin, viola, cello, percussionist, handbell, piano

information about the creation

date
July 25, 1958
location

Royaume-Uni, Bristol, Badminton School

interpreters

Badminton School Choir and Ensemble, direction : Sir Michael Tippett.

Part titles

Prelude: Spring
Hush, Nightingale
Refrain
Prelude: Summer
Summer has a Heart of Drums
Prelude: Autumn
Victoria Rules an Autumn Land
Prelude: Winter
Hurl of the Wind

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Created the same year
Composed the same year
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