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English carols by Britten and Rutter<\/p>\n
Benjamin Britten is the foremost British composer of the previous century. With \u201cPeter Grimes\u201d he laid the foundation of a new trend in British opera and by virtue of a large body of work he created a new tradition of English song writing. In his work \u201cA Ceremony of Carols\u201d Britten demonstrates to the full his ability to create dramatic effects by simple means, in his bold and fresh settings for several English medieval texts with harp accompaniemt. Brittens \u201cA Ceremony of Carols\u201d has undoubtedly been a major influence on John Rutter\u00b4s \u201cDancing Day\u201d. Also this work uses the English carols, with accompaniment by harp, as its starting point, but where Britten sought to create an original and contemporary musical setting for the old texts, Rutter first and foremost laid emphasis on authenticity and lifted the original melodies and harmonies directly into a new musical context. The result is in both cases strikingly beautiful \u2013 not least because of the female choir Voci Nibili\u00b4s and harpist Willy Postmas renditions of both works on this recording.<\/p>\n
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