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Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27 is a choral piece by Benjamin Britten (1913–1976), a setting of a poem by W. H. Auden written between 1940 and 1942. Auden's original title was "Three Songs for St. Cecilia's Day", and he later published the poem as "Anthem for St. Cecilia’s Day (for Benjamin Britten)".
Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27, for unaccompanied choir (poem by W. H. Auden; 1942) A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28, for treble voices and harp (1942); an alternative arrangement for mixed voices and harp (or piano) is popular as well; Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30, for four soloists, choir, and organ (text by Christopher Smart; 1943)
Britten composed the music at the same time as the Hymn to St. Cecilia and in similar style. Originally conceived as a series of unrelated songs, it was later unified into one piece with the framing processional and recessional chant in unison based on the Gregorian antiphon "Hodie Christus natus est".
Benjamin Britten wrote Hymn to St Cecilia, a setting for the poem by W. H. Auden. Paul Simon wrote the 1970 song "Cecilia" which title refers to the patron saint of music. [34] Lou Harrison wrote his Mass for St. Cecilia's Day for choir, harp, and drone (1983–86).
A Hymn of St Columba; Hymn to St Cecilia; J. Jubilate Deo (Britten) M. Missa Brevis (Britten) N. The National Anthem (Benjamin Britten) S. Sacred and Profane (Britten)
During the voyage back to England, Pears continued to work on the scenario of the opera while Britten composed A Ceremony of Carols and Hymn to St Cecilia. [10] The story, and Grimes's character, underwent substantial changes in the early stages of drafting. For a long time during the gestation of the work Britten conceived Grimes as a baritone ...
Britten – Hymn to St Cecilia; Castelnuovo – Naomi and Ruth; Chopin – Nocturnes, Op. 27; Elgar – From the Bavarian Highlands; Elgar – Three Bavarian Dances; Enescu – Orchestral Suite No. 3; Grieg – String Quartet No. 1; Klebe – Die tödlichen Wünsche; Lover – Heimliche Aufforderung; Mendelssohn – Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
In the works, Britten followed the model of Purcell's Divine Hymns, and wrote music that can be seen as miniature cantatas, and as song cycles. [1] Canticle I: My beloved is mine and I am his was written in 1947 for a memorial concert for Dick Sheppard, [1] who had been vicar at St Martin-in-the-Fields [3] and had founded the Peace Pledge Union ...