Boosey & Hawkes — In terra pax, Op. 39 — Christmas Scene for Soprano & Baritone Soli, Chorus & Orchestra

Christmas Scene for soprano and baritone soloists, chorus and orchestra (1954/6). The text conflates Robert Bridges's poem Noel: Christmas Eve, 1913 and Luke 2: 8-14. Finzi suggested that the Nativity 'becomes a vision seen by a wanderer on a dark and frosty Christmas Eve, in our own familiar landscape'. In terra pax is a masterpiece in miniature, Finzi's pacifism at its heart, and his belief that men and women of goodwill should live harmoniously. Weaving through the music are three ideas: the pealing of the bells with their joyous message, a phrase from the carol The First Nowell, and the alleluia refrain from the hymn 'Lasst uns erfreuen'. Duration: 14'. Vocal score on sale, performance materials on hire.

Product details

• Format / Medium: Softcover
• Voicing: Study Score
• Series: Boosey & Hawkes Scores/Books
• Pages: 60
• Dimensions: 11.8 × 8.2 × 0.2 in
• Weight: 7 oz

Boosey & Hawkes — historic British publisher of Stravinsky, Britten, Copland, Bernstein.

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