MUSIC OF BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Sir-I am an admirer of Benjamin Britten’s music. On December 11 I heard his "Serenade for tenor, horn, and string orchestra" from 2YA, and I was very disappointed. How such music is published is beyond me. Yet, the fact that it is published proves that it must be a worthwhile composition. To me it seems that Britten placed his pen on his manuscript, closed his eyes and hoped for the best. Harmony seems a thing
of the past; the tenor, the horn and the orchestra disregard each other most of the time as though each were performs ing a different work. The result-tere rible discord. Perhaps Britten is trying to create a sensation, as the music of Debussy and Stravinsky did, but to me he seems to fail. I would like to hear from someone who likes this work and
the reasons why.
J.M.
(Dunedin),
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 445, 2 January 1948, Page 5
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149MUSIC OF BENJAMIN BRITTEN New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 445, 2 January 1948, Page 5
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