Composers

Richard Rodney Bennett

Born: 1936
Died: 2012
Four Poems of Thomas Campion (2007)
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Commissioned by the BBC for the BBC Proms
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Novello & Co Ltd
Category
Chorus a cappella / Chorus plus 1 instrument
Year Composed
2007
Duration
13 Minutes
Chorus
SATB
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Programme Note
Richard Rodney Bennett Four Poems of Thomas Campion (2007)
Thomas Campion (1567-1619) was a poet, musician and physician. His works include four Books of Airs, for which he wrote both words and music.The authorship of the fourth poem of this cycle, The Hours of Sleepy Night, was formerly uncertain, but is now generally accepted as that of Campion. The four poems were written between 1613 and 1618.

Discography - Four Poems of Thomas Campion
  • Ensemble
    BBC Singers
    Conductor
    Paul Brough
    signum:
    SIGCD293
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...Bennett comes up with a huge range of striking colours and translucent textures to match words perfectly designed for music. The scoring for unaccompanied choir is hugely imaginative, the individual parts clean-edged and well defined.
George Hall, The Independent on Sunday,8/12/2007



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