Organists and keyboard players in search of appropriate music for the Christmas season will welcome this rich selection of noels or carols by three renowned 18th-Century French organ composers Louis-Claude Daquin Jean-Francois Dandrieu and Claude-Benigne Balbastre. Each composition is a set of variations on a French carol popular in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The music is highly …
Par BRITTEN BENJAMIN. Britten's Chorale is a setting of a French carol dating probably from the 17th century, entitled Romancero, although more commonly known as Picardy. The text is by W.H. Auden, and the piece was first performed by the Purcell Singers in December 1961 in London. A Piano accompaniment is provided for rehearsal purposes. / Niveau : Elémentaire / Répertoire / Voix Mixtes
