Simple Symphony For String Orchestra
COMPOSER:
Benjamin Britten
PUBLISHER:
Chester Music
PRODUCT TYPE:
Studyscore
INSTRUMENT GROUP:
Orchestra
This Simple Symphony is entirely based on material from works which the composer wrote between the ages of nine and twelve. (The actual sources are given in footnotes to each movement.) Although the development ofthesethemes is in many places quite new, there are large stretches of the work which
Specifications
Composer | Benjamin Britten |
Publisher | Chester Music |
Instrumentation | String Quartet or String Orchestra |
Product Type | Studyscore |
Instrument Group | Orchestra |
Style Period | Post 1901 |
Year of Publication | 2010 |
ISBN | 9781849386869 |
Style Period | Post 1901 |
No. Pages | 36 |
No. | MUSCH76384 |
Description
This Simple Symphony is entirely based on material from works which the composer wrote between the ages of nine and twelve. (The actual sources are given in footnotes to each movement.) Although the development ofthesethemes is in many places quite new, there are large stretches of the work which are taken bodily from the early pieces - save for the re-scoring for strings.
It is suitable for string quartets or string orchestras,beingscored for Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello and Double Bass.
It is suitable for string quartets or string orchestras,beingscored for Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello and Double Bass.
Songlist
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1. Boisterous Bourrée
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2. Frolicsome Finale
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3. Playful Pizzicato
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4. Sentimental Saraband