The Canterbury Pilgrims (1930)
Prologue - The Knight - The Squire - The Nun - The Monk - The Clerk of Oxenford - The Haberdasher and his Fraternity, the Merchant - The Sergeant of the Law. The Franklin - The Shipman - The Doctor of Physic - The Wife of Bath - The Poor Parson of a Town - L'Envoi
... To M.L.D. who prepared the words, and M.K.C. who made possible the first complete performance, Winchester and County Musical Festival, March 19, 1931. ...
Dyson, George (1883-1964) [ Great Britain ]
Edition
Published by
Oxford University Press
[Great Britain]
, 1958
Number of pages :
Vocal score: 15
Type of material:
Vocal score
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
(1930-1939)
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular ; Contemporary
Mood of the piece:
witty ; humorous
Type of Choir:
SATB + optional SATB semichorus (4 mixed voices )
Soloist(s):
Soprano (1) OR Tenor (1) OR Baritone (1) (3 soloist(s))
Instrumentation:
Orchestra
Instruments:
Strings ; Flute (2) ; Oboe (2) ; Clarinet (2) ; Bassoon (2) ; Horn (4) ; Trumpet (3) ; Trombone (3) ; Tuba (1) ; Timpani ; Percussion (2) ; Harp (1) ; Organ (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
various ; diatonic
Duration:
90.0 min.
Number of verses:
13
Origin:
England
Source of text:
Prologue to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
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