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Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Vittoria
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
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Music Musical commissions.
A list of musical commissions of St Matthew's Church is here below:
- 1943 – Benjamin Britten – "Rejoice in the Lamb"
- 1943 – Michael Tippet – Fanfare No 1 for 10 Brass Instruments
- 1944 – Edmund Rubbra – The Revival
- 1945 – Lennox Berkeley – Festival Anthem
- 1946 – Gerald Finzi – "Lo, the full, final sacrifice"
- 1946 – Benjamin Britten – "Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Vittoria"
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