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Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Vittoria is a work for solo organ composed by Benjamin Britten in 1946. It was commissioned for St Matthew's Church, Northampton and first performed on 21 September 1946, St Matthew's Day, three days after its composition. It uses a theme from a motet by the Spanish composer Vittoria, both in the prelude (where it is played repeatedly on the pedals) and as the basis for the fugue. The piece, which lasts about five minutes in performance, has had a mixed reception. One writer has noted the difficulty on finding a suitable organ on which to perform the piece, given the difficulties in finding appropriate registration to meet Britten's requirements. A reviewer of a concert performance in the 1960s called it "a contrived attempt to make bricks without straw", al

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  • Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Vittoria is a work for solo organ composed by Benjamin Britten in 1946. It was commissioned for St Matthew's Church, Northampton and first performed on 21 September 1946, St Matthew's Day, three days after its composition. It uses a theme from a motet by the Spanish composer Vittoria, both in the prelude (where it is played repeatedly on the pedals) and as the basis for the fugue. The piece, which lasts about five minutes in performance, has had a mixed reception. One writer has noted the difficulty on finding a suitable organ on which to perform the piece, given the difficulties in finding appropriate registration to meet Britten's requirements. A reviewer of a concert performance in the 1960s called it "a contrived attempt to make bricks without straw", although other commentators have been more favourable about the piece. (en)
  • Preludio e fuga su un tema di Vittoria è un brano musicale per organo solo composto da Benjamin Britten nel 1946. L'opera fu commissionata per la Chiesa di San Matteo, Northampton ed eseguita per la prima volta nella chiesa il 21 settembre 1946, giorno di San Matteo, tre giorni dopo la sua composizione. Utilizza un tema di un mottetto del compositore spagnolo Tomás Luis de Victoria, sia nel preludio (dove viene suonata ripetutamente sulla pedaliera) sia come base per la fuga. Il brano, che dura circa cinque minuti, ebbe un'accoglienza mista. Un critico musicale fece notare la difficoltà nel trovare un organo adatto su cui eseguire il brano, viste le difficoltà nell'ottenere una registrazione adeguata per soddisfare i requisiti di Britten. Un recensore di un'esibizione in un concerto negli anni '60 lo definì "un tentativo artificioso di fare i mattoni senza la paglia", sebbene altri commentatori siano stati più favorevoli sul pezzo. (it)
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  • Theme of Tomás Luis de Victoria (en)
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  • St Matthew's Church, Northampton, for which the work was commissioned (en)
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  • Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Vittoria is a work for solo organ composed by Benjamin Britten in 1946. It was commissioned for St Matthew's Church, Northampton and first performed on 21 September 1946, St Matthew's Day, three days after its composition. It uses a theme from a motet by the Spanish composer Vittoria, both in the prelude (where it is played repeatedly on the pedals) and as the basis for the fugue. The piece, which lasts about five minutes in performance, has had a mixed reception. One writer has noted the difficulty on finding a suitable organ on which to perform the piece, given the difficulties in finding appropriate registration to meet Britten's requirements. A reviewer of a concert performance in the 1960s called it "a contrived attempt to make bricks without straw", al (en)
  • Preludio e fuga su un tema di Vittoria è un brano musicale per organo solo composto da Benjamin Britten nel 1946. L'opera fu commissionata per la Chiesa di San Matteo, Northampton ed eseguita per la prima volta nella chiesa il 21 settembre 1946, giorno di San Matteo, tre giorni dopo la sua composizione. Utilizza un tema di un mottetto del compositore spagnolo Tomás Luis de Victoria, sia nel preludio (dove viene suonata ripetutamente sulla pedaliera) sia come base per la fuga. Il brano, che dura circa cinque minuti, ebbe un'accoglienza mista. Un critico musicale fece notare la difficoltà nel trovare un organo adatto su cui eseguire il brano, viste le difficoltà nell'ottenere una registrazione adeguata per soddisfare i requisiti di Britten. Un recensore di un'esibizione in un concerto negli (it)
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  • Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Vittoria (en)
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