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Menoizikul; Midweek Muscalisms
Sir Michael Tippett was born on the 2nd of January, 1905, in Eastcote, UK. He composed a great deal of original music, but was also adept at adaptation. One of his masterpieces was the oratorio, A Child of Our Time. It was inspired by the horror of Kristallnacht, but encompassed a reference to all oppressed peoples... (read more.) The whole piece is a little over an hour long. I encourage you to seek it out. Today, though, let us appreciate his arrangements of five popular spirituals.
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That was nice to listen to. I have heard some of his works on a choral program I listen to.
ReplyDeleteGreat to listen... Glad to read about Sir Michael Tippett.
ReplyDeleteI love it... it fits to a gray wet day..
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