Curlew River -- A Parable for Church Performance, Op. 71: Vocal Score (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780571500024)

Curlew River---A Parable for Church Performance (Op. 71) is the first of three Church Parables by Benjamin Britten. The work is based on the Japanese Noh play Sumidagawa (Sumida River) of Juro Motomasa (1395--1431), which Britten saw during a visit to Japan and the Far East in early 1956. Beyond the Noh source dramatic material, Britten incorporated elements of Noh treatment of theatrical time into this composition.

Author: Benjamin Britten
ISBN-10: 0571500021
ISBN-13: 9780571500024
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Language: English
Published: 12/01/1998
Pages: 999
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 12.10h x 9.10w x 0.40d