The Beatitudes, F.28 (Bliss, Arthur)

Composition Year 1961
Genre Categories Sacred cantatas; Cantatas; Religious works; For 2 voices, mixed chorus, organ, orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the organ; Scores featuring the orchestra; English language

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Publisher. Info. London: Novello, 1962. Plate 19030.
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General Information

Work Title The Beatitudes
Alternative. Title
Composer Bliss, Arthur
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. F.28
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. None [force assignment]
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1961
First Performance. 1962/5/25
Coventry Cathedral
First Publication. 1962
Librettist John Donne (1572–1631)
Henry Vaughan (1621–1695)
George Herbert (1593–1633)
Traditional (adapted from KJV)
Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)
Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667)
Language English
Dedication Dedicated to my granddaughter SUSAN born May 10th 1955
Average DurationAvg. Duration 50–55 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Modern
Instrumentation soprano, tenor, mixed chorus (SATB), organ, orchestra
Extra Information The composer thanked Christopher Hassall for his suggestions of texts to set.
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