Music Text
traditional (F)
Scoring
2(II=picc).2(II=corA).2.2-2.2.0.0-timp.perc-harp-strings
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Publisher
Boosey & Hawkes
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Repertoire Note
Britten’s numerous folk song settings are notable for the rustic earthiness of their approach, rather than the more sentimental arrangements often associated with the English pastoral school. These nine British and six French folk songs for voice and orchestra were arranged at various times during the 1940s and 50s and exhibit an extraordinary combination of colour, vitality and brilliant orchestral technique.