Lyrics Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66, Requiem aeternam: "'What Passing Bells" (Tenor) - Benjamin Britten , Antonio Pappano
What
passing-bells
for
these
who
die
as
cattle!
Only
the
monstrous
anger
of
the
guns
Only
the
sputtering
rifles'
rapid
rattle
Can
patter
out
their
hasty
orisons
No
more
cleaves
for
them
from
prayers
or
bells
Nor
any
voice
of
mourning
save
the
choirs
The
still,
demented
choirs
of
wailing
shells
And
bugles
calling
for
them
from
sad
shires
But
candles
may
be
held
to
speed
them
on
But
in
the
hands
of
boys
But
in
their
eyes
shall
shine
The
holy
gleam
as
of
good-byes
The
pattern
of
girls'
brows
shall
be
their
palms
Their
flowers
the
tenderness
of
silent
minds
And
each
slow
dusk
a
growing
down
of
lines
1 Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a: IV. Storm (Presto con fuoco)
2 Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a: III. Moonlight (Andante comodo e rubato)
3 Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66, Libera me: "Let him Sleep now" (Tenor, Baritone)..."Requiescant in pace" (Childrens' choir, Chorus)
4 Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66, Libera me: "Libera me" (Soprano, Chorus)
5 Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66, Offertorium: "Quam olim Abrahae" (Chorus)
6 Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66, Dies irae: "Confutatis" (Men's chorus)
7 Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66, Dies irae: "Recordare" (Women's chorus)
8 Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66, Dies irae: "Dies irae" (Chorus)
9 Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66, Requiem aeternam: "'What Passing Bells" (Tenor)
10 Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66, Requiem aeternam: "Requiem aeternam" (Childrens' chorus)
11 Simple Symphony, Op. 4: IV. Frolicsome Finale
12 Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, Op. 31 (1943): Sonnet (John Keats)
13 Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, Op. 31 (1943): Pastoral (Charles Cotton)
14 Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, Op. 31 (1943): Elegy (William Blake)
15 Peter Grimes Op. 33, Act III Scene 2: Grimes! Grimes! (Chorus/Peter)
16 Violin Concerto, Op. 15 (original version): I. Moderato con moto
17 Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act III Scene 1: Embroidery in childhood was a luxury of idleness (Ellen)
18 Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a: No. 1, Dawn
19 Simple Symphony, Op. 4: II. Playful Pizzicato
20 Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20: I. Lacrymosa (Andante ben misurato) -
21 Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, Op. 72: VI. Moto perpetuo e Canto quarto - Presto
22 Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a: No. 2, Sunday Morning
23 Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act I Scene 2: Now the Great Bear and Pleiades (Peter/Chorus/Nieces/Boles/Balstrode/Auntie)
24 Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act I Scene 1: I Have to Go From Pub to Pub (Hobson/Chorus/Ellen/Ned)
25 Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act II Scene 1: We Planned That Their Lives Should Have a New Start (Ellen/Rector/Mrs Sedley/Boles/Ned/Nieces/Auntie/Balstrode/Hobson/Swallow)
26 Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act II Scene 2: Go There!
27 A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: IVb. Balulalow
28 A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: VII. This Little Babe
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