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BTC1184 PRAISE WE GREAT MEN

For soloists, chorus and orchestra
Period of composition: Jul - Oct 1976
Genre: Choral
Text: Edith Sitwell (1887-1964)
Performing forces:

Sop, mez, ten, bass, chorus (SATB) - 3 fl (II, III=picc), 2 ob (II=ca), 2 cl in B flat (II=bass cl), 2 bn - 4 hn, 2 tpt in C, 2 or 1 trbn - timp, 2 perc (bc, cymb, vib, glock) - pf, harp - str

Duration: note

7.5 mins

Notes

An unfinished fragment, edited for performance and orchestrated in 1977 by Colin Matthews, who had discussed the work with the composer shortly before his death.

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