A musical memorial to all those who gave their lives for their country in the First World War. The four movements derive from the traditional format of the Symphony but they are also designed to reflect on each of the four years of the war.
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- Duration: 4 minutes
- Instrumentation: woodwind, horns, timpani, percussion, harp, guitar and strings
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Duration: 4 minutes Soloist(s): Soprano Instrumentation: PianoThe piano depicts the gentle flowing of the fountain which the poet, Ben Johnson (1572-1637) sees as a mirroring of grief and sorrow. The solo soprano voice conveys the deeper nuances of the text with broken, 'sighing' phrases and, at points of climax, with more expansive sweeping statements.
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- Duration: 5 minutes
- Chorus: SATB choir and semi-chorus (trebles OR children's choir OR soloist)
- Instrumentation: Organ
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Virga Jesse | Puer Natus | Nesciens Mater | Gaudete Omnes
- Duration: 12 minutes
- Chorus: unaccompanied SATB
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The Manger | The Infant | The Oxen | The Shepherds | The Star | The Magi
- Duration: 20 minutes
- Chorus: unaccompanied SATB
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- Duration: 25 minutes
- Soloist: Piano
- Instrumentation: Full Orchestra
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- Duration: 25 minutes
- Soloist: Piano
- Instrumentation: Full Orchestra
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- Duration: 10 minutes
- Instrumentation: Brass Band
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- Duration: 10 minutes
- Instrumentation: Wind Band with optional solo soprano saxophone
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- Duration: 2 minutes
- Soloist(s): Soprano
- Chorus: SATB choir
- Instrumentation: Orchestra or Piano