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Friday Afternoons

by Benjamin Britten


Orchestration
3232-4231-timp+3-hp-str-chorus(SA)
Arranger
Arranger
Duration
20 minutes
Year Composed
1935
Year Arranged
2012

Notes

Movements

  1. Begone, dull care! (Words anon 17th Century)
  2. A tragic story (Words by Thackeray)Cuckoo! (Words by Jane Taylor)
  3. 'Ee-oh!' (Words anon)
  4. A New Year Carol (Words anon)
  5. I mun be married on Sunday (Words by Nicholas Udall)
  6. There was a man of Newington (Words anon)
  7. Fishing song (Words by Izaak Walton)
  8. The useful plough (Words anon)
  9. Jazz-Man (Words by Eleanor Farjeon)
  10. There was a monkey (Words anon)
  11. Old Abram Brown (Words anon)
  12. Lone dog (Words by Irene R McLeod)

Movements & Players Table


Part Name
Instruments
Flute 1
C Flute
Flute 2
C Flute
Flute 3
C Flute and Piccolo
Oboe 1
Oboe
Oboe 2
Oboe
Clarinet 1
Clarinet in Bb
Clarinet 2
Clarinet in Bb
Clarinet 3
Bass Clarinet and Clarinet in Bb
Bassoon 1
Bassoon
Bassoon 2
Bassoon
Horn 1
Horn in F
Horn 2
Horn in F
Horn 3
Horn in F
Horn 4
Horn in F
Trumpet 1
Trumpet in C
Trumpet 2
Trumpet in C
Trombone 1
Trombone
Trombone 2
Trombone
Trombone 3
Trombone
Tuba
Tuba
Timpani
Timpani
Percussion 1
Tambourine, Ratchet, Wooden Washboard (or Large Gourd), Suspended Cymbal, Glockenspiel, Bass Drum, Triangle, Cymbals, Tubular Bells, Tam-Tam, Xylophone, Snare Drum, and 2 Cowbells
Percussion 2
Percussion 3
Optional: Harp
Harp
Violin 1
Violin Section
Violin 2
Violin Section
Viola
Viola Section
Cello
Cello Section
Double Bass
Bass Section
Chorus: Soprano
Soprano (Voice)
Chorus: Alto
Alto (Voice)


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