Britten Thematic Catalogue

BTC691 VIGIL

For bass and piano

Composition date: 23 Dec 1930

Revised: 17 Jan 1931; Summer 1968

First performance: 23 Jun 1969 >>

Type of performance: Concert performance

Location: Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh, Aldeburgh Festival.

Performance details:

John Shirley-Quirk bar, Benjamin Britten pf. Part of complete performance of the collection Tit for tat.

Genre: Solo vocal

Text: Walter de la Mare (1873-1956)

Dedication: 'For Mr L.C. Voke' [1930-1931 versions]

Leon Charles Voke, an American bass and fellow student of Britten's at the Royal College of Music.

Published as no. 4 of Tit for tat (Faber Music, 1969).

A private performance took place on 28 December 1930, sung through by Leonard Voke. The song was later partly revised.

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