Category: United Kingdom
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Hymns of Peace — War Requiem, Op. 66, Benjamin Britten (1962)
Benjamin Britten’s “War Requiem” blends the Latin Mass for the Dead with war poet Wilfred Owen’s verses, reflecting pacifism and…
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Water Music — Sea Sketches, Grace Williams (1944)
Sea Sketches is a vibrant suite for string orchestra by Grace Williams, composed in 1944. It features five movements that…
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Harvest Harmonies — The Seasons: I. Autumn, Thea Musgrave (1988)
The Seasons is a symphonic work in four movements by Scottish composer Thea Musgrave. Each movement represents a season and…
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Harvest Harmonies — The Fall of the Leaf, Imogen Holst (1963)
The Fall of the Leaf, written in 1963 for Imogen’s friend Pamela Hind o’Malley, is a set of three short…
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Pride in Music — The Boatswain’s Mate Overture, Ethel Smyth (1914)
Ethel Smyth’s “The Boatswain’s Mate” is her most successful opera, blending humor and feminist themes. The opera’s engaging music reflects…
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Composers of Color in the Classical Era — Sweetest Bard, Ignatius Sancho (c. 1769)
Performance: Reginald Mobley, countertenor; Henry Lebedinsky, piano Sweetest bard that ever sung, Nature’s glory, Fancy’s child; Never sure did witching…
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Holidays Around the World — CHRISTMAS! Christmas Overture, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1925)
Performance: BBC Concert Orchestra This Edwardian-era work by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, a British composer, weaves together multiple well-known carols such as…
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Week 7: Passacaglia on an Old English Tune, Rebecca Clarke (1944)
Performance: Amber Archibald, viola; Jamie Namkung, piano Information on the Passacaglia: “Clarke’s Passacaglia on an Old English Tune was written in 1941,…