Five Flower Songs Op 47 Bh Large Choral Benjamin Britten

Five Flower Songs, Op. 47 (1950) SATB a cappella Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes Category: Choral Series: BH Large Choral Format: Paperback for unaccompanied SATB Texts:1. To Daffodils - Robert Herrick 2. The Succession of the Four Sweet Months - Robert Herrick 3. Marsh Flowers - George Crabbe 4. The Evening Primrose - John Clare 5. The Ballad of Green Broom - Anon. Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes Difficulty level: 3-4 These lovely, classic part-songs were written as a 25th wedding anniversary present for Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst of Dartington Hall. Apparently Britten chose the subject matter because they were keen botanists. Whatever the reason for the choice, it was a supremely happy one and brought from Britten a set of pieces which, while in a direct line of descent from the classic part-songs of Elgar, Stanford and Parry, are entirely original. These songs are designed as a set. The mood-scape shows that Britten was keenly aware of the variety needed to satisfy performers