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Composer: Britten - Benjamin
Instrumentation: 2 Descants - Treble
Period/Genre: 20th Century
Grade: Moderate - Difficult
*Suite Comprising Five Movements* written for recorder trio.
The Alpine Suite was composed during February 1955 whilst Britten was holidaying with Peter Pears and the artist Mary Potter. Included in the party were Ronald and Rose-Marie Duncan. Duncan was a poet, playwright and writer: he provided Britten with the libretto for his opera The Rape of Lucretia. They were staying in the Swiss mountain resort of Zermatt. Lying in the shadow of the Matterhorn, this town is well-known for skiing, climbing and hiking. The story goes that Mary Potter fell and injured her leg on the first day of the holiday, so was confined to the hotel.
Pears, Potter and Britten were competent recorderists, so the composer felt that a short piece of music for three recorders (2 descant and 1 treble) that the three of them could play, would be a fitting gesture. They had all taken their recorders with them on holiday.
There are six short movements in this charming 7½ minute work:
1. Arrival at Zermatt
2. Swiss Clock (Romance)
3. Nursery Slopes
4. Alpine Scene
5. Moto perpetuo: Down the Piste
6. Farewell to Zermatt
Score: 9 pages only.
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