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- Benjamin Britten
Corpus Christi Carol (from Variation 5, A Boy was Born) (1961)
- Chester Music Ltd (World)
- Voice (high or low) and Piano
- Unison Voices; org[pf]
- 2 min
- Anon. 15th century
- English
Programme Note
These editions were designed for school and choir use and are in D. The version with piano (simply a transposition of the original voice and piano arrangement) appeared in the series Oxford Choral Songs, and that with the composer's specially devised organ accompaniment in the series Oxford Easy Anthems.
Media
Corpus Christi Carol
Reviews
This is Britten's own arrangement of part of his choral variations, A Boy was Born. His setting of this enigmatic text is characterised by a sense of timelessness, created through the simple accompaniment texture and a repetitive, haunting melody with a narrow range. It would work well sung as a solo or by a combination of voices.
1st August 2011
Discography
Britten - Corydon Singers
- LabelHelios
- Catalogue NumberCDH55307
- ConductorMatthew Best
- EnsembleWestminster Cathedral Singers / Corydon Singers
- SoloistThomas Throtter (organ)
Britten - Christmas Music
- LabelHyperion
- Catalogue NumberCDA66825
- ConductorStephen Layton
- EnsembleHolst Singers
- SoloistSusan Gritton, Catherine Wyn-Rogers