Composer

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Lennox Berkeley

Genre

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Vocal

Style

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Vocal Music

Compose Date

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1963

Average_duration

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2:27

'Automne, Op. 60/3' is a piece of music composed by Lennox Berkeley, a British composer, in 1958. The piece was premiered on October 22, 1958, at the Wigmore Hall in London, by the tenor Peter Pears and the pianist Benjamin Britten. 'Automne' is the third movement of Berkeley's 'Trois Poèmes de la Pléiade', a song cycle based on poems by sixteenth-century French poets. The cycle was commissioned by Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten, who were frequent collaborators with Berkeley. The piece is characterized by its melancholic and introspective mood, which is conveyed through the use of slow tempos, long phrases, and rich harmonies. The piano accompaniment is sparse and delicate, providing a subtle backdrop for the tenor's expressive singing. The text of 'Automne' is a poem by Joachim du Bellay, which describes the changing of the seasons and the passing of time. The music reflects the poem's themes of transience and nostalgia, with the melody rising and falling like the leaves of autumn. Overall, 'Automne, Op. 60/3' is a beautiful and poignant piece of music that showcases Berkeley's skill as a composer and his ability to capture complex emotions through music.

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