Dartington Hall, where the part songs were first performed
Opus
47
Text
poems
Language
English
Dedication
25th wedding anniversary of Leonard and Dorothy Elmhirst
Performed
23 July 1950 (1950-07-23):
Scoring
four-part choir (SATB)
Benjamin Britten's Five Flower Songs, Op. 47, is a set of five part songs to poems in English by four authors which mention flowers, composed for four voices (SATB) in 1950 as a gift for the 25th wedding anniversary of Leonard and Dorothy Elmhirst. It was first performed in the open air at the couple's estate Dartington Hall, with Imogen Holst conducting a student choir. The set has been frequently recorded by English and foreign chamber choirs and ensembles, including Polyphony, Cambridge Singers and the RIAS Kammerchor.
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