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Britten, War requiem

Britten, War requiem1996

Mervyn Cooke

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Widely regarded as one of the greatest choral works of the 20th century, Britten's War Requiem provocatively juxtaposes the anti-war poetry of Wilfred Owen with the Latin Requiem Mass. This book examines the work, its development, and its reception.

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First published
1996
OL Work ID
OL2012572W

Subjects

Britten, benjamin, 1913-1976MusicClassical

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