Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac
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Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac
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Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac, Op. 51, is a composition for tenor, alto and piano by Benjamin Britten, part of his series of five Canticles. Commissioned to be performed as a fundraiser for the English Opera Group, it sets the story of Abraham and Isaac from the Chester Mystery Plays. Britten assigned the tenor voice of Peter Pears to Abraham, the alto of Kathleen Ferrier to Isaac, and both singers singing in homophony to the voice of God. The work was premiered on 20 January 1952 by Pears and
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1952 composition by Benjamin Britten
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canticle_II:_Abraham_and_Isaac
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2022-11-16T14:47:08Z
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2024-08-28T14:28:36Z
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