Hymn to St Peter
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Hymn to St Peter
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Hymn to St Peter is a cantata for treble soloist, SATB choir and organ composed by Benjamin Britten in 1955. The piece was the last Britten composed before he first travelled to Asia. He set the text from the gradual of the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul to music which was based on the plainsong of the Alleluia from the hymn. The piece starts with a sombre organ theme in B Flat and when the choir joins in it is initially in unison before breaking into harmonies. After a nimble interlude that rec
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1955 cantata by Benjamin Britten
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymn_to_St_Peter
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2024-03-03T13:10:01Z
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