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Benjamin Britten’s

Song Catalogue

La noel passee [The Orphan and King Henry]

High or medium voice Piano

From Volume 2 of Britten's folk song arrangements, which is a collection of French settings. The whole volume was dedicated to 'my young friends Arnold and Humphrey Gyde', the sons of Britten's friend the soprano Sophie Wyss, and all the arrangements were made in December 1942. This song is published in 3 versions: high voice and piano, medium voice and piano and voice and string orchestra.

Length
2 minutes
Language
French
Publisher
Boosey and Hawkes
Type
Folk
Voice Type
High or medium voice
Accompaniment
Piano

La noel passee [The Orphan and King Henry]

High or medium voice Piano

From Volume 2 of Britten's folk song arrangements, which is a collection of French settings. The whole volume was dedicated to 'my young friends Arnold and Humphrey Gyde', the sons of Britten's friend the soprano Sophie Wyss, and all the arrangements were made in December 1942. This song is published in 3 versions: high voice and piano, medium voice and piano and voice and string orchestra.

Length
2 minutes
Language
French
Publisher
Boosey and Hawkes
Type
Folk
Voice Type
High or medium voice
Accompaniment
Piano

La noel passee [The Orphan and King Henry]

High or medium voice Piano

From Volume 2 of Britten's folk song arrangements, which is a collection of French settings. The whole volume was dedicated to 'my young friends Arnold and Humphrey Gyde', the sons of Britten's friend the soprano Sophie Wyss, and all the arrangements were made in December 1942. This song is published in 3 versions: high voice and piano, medium voice and piano and voice and string orchestra.

Length
2 minutes
Language
French
Publisher
Boosey and Hawkes
Type
Folk
Voice Type
High or medium voice
Accompaniment
Piano

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