70 is a classical guitar piece composed in 1963 by English composer Benjamin Britten for guitarist Julian Bream. After a massive climax, the passacaglia dissolves into a rendition of the original song and then gradually fades away, as if the music itself has gone to sleep. Britten Benjamin Nocturnal After John Dowland Op.70. The piece culminates in an extended Passacaglia, in which the accompaniment part from the beginning of the song (a descending scale fragment) becomes a ponderous bass line which brutally interrupts the other strands of music. The song upon which the work is based is No.
The first performance of Nocturnal was given by Julian Bream at the Aldburgh Festival June 12th 1964. This piece will present an enjoyable challenge to the advancing classical guitarist. 70 is a fantastically varied and intricate piece for Solo Guitar, which has been edited here by Julian Bream.
BENJAMIN BRITTEN NOCTURNAL AFTER JOHN DOWLAND SERIES
Nocturnal is a series of variations which expand or amplify various aspects of Dowland’s song, poetically suggesting the various moods of sleep (or sleeplessness). Brittens Nocturnal After John Dowland Op. This song, one of Dowland’s finest, is notable for its chromaticism (for example, using natural and sharp versions of the same note in close proximity), and for its second half, which begins on an unexpected chord with a disturbingly martial rhythm. Nocturnal is based on Dowland’s melancholy song “Come, Heavy Sleep,” in which the speaker longs for sleep as an escape from the sorrows of life. Thus, it was fitting that Benjamin Britten, the greatest English composer of the 20th century, paid homage to Dowland in his only major solo guitar work, Nocturnal. Some of the earliest music played on guitar comes from the Renaissance lute works of English composer John Dowland, a contemporary of Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth I. Tracklist: Hans Werner Henze Royal Winter Music 1-6 1st Sonata on Shakespearean Characters (1975-76) 7-9 2nd Sonata on Shakespearean Characters (1979) Benjamin Britten 10-18 Nocturnal after John. Brittens Nocturnal After John Dowland Op. Nocturnal after John Dowland: Reflections on “Come, Heavy Sleep”
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