# Curlew River: A Parable for Church Performance, Opus 71: Choral Libretto

- **Brand:** Alfred Music
- **Price:** $10.99
- **Catalog:** alfred
- **Retailer:** alfred
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- **GTIN:** 9780571500949

## Summary

Choral libretto for 'Curlew River: A Parable for Church Performance, Opus 71', written by William Plomer and set to music by Benjamin Britten.

## Description

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.

## Categories

- **Categories:** Shipped

## Enrichment

- **Type:** sheet music
- **Type Synonyms:** musical score, choral libretto, music book
- **Tags:** printed text, paperback, musical composition
- **Category Path:** Media > Sheet Music
- **Music genre:** Religious, Vocal music
- **Canonical Brand:** Alfred Music

## Images

- ![Image 1](https://cdn.octogen.ai/9b2a64a810fa62ecdf8db63b242cdf34/645434f6a7036544cd7e06cbf3c0587f.png)

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