Rejoice in the Lamb

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Rejoice in the Lamb is a 1943 cantata by Benjamin Britten, setting the eccentric religious poetry of Christopher Smart for choir, soloists, and organ.

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instanceOf cantata ⓘ
associatedComposer Benjamin Britten ⓘ
associatedWith St Matthew’s Church, Northampton ⓘ
basedOn Jubilate Agno ⓘ
catalogueNumber Op. 30 ⓘ
commissionedBy Revd Walter Hussey ⓘ
commissionedFor 50th anniversary of St Matthew’s Church, Northampton ⓘ
composer Benjamin Britten ⓘ
countryOfPremiere United Kingdom ⓘ
dateComposed 1943 ⓘ
firstPerformanceForces organ accompaniment ⓘ
parish church choir ⓘ
genre sacred music ⓘ
hasSection Chorale: Rejoice in God, O ye Tongues ⓘ
For I will consider my Cat Jeoffry ⓘ
For the Mouse is a creature of great personal valour ⓘ
For the flowers are great blessings ⓘ
Hallelujah ⓘ
hasVocalForces alto solo ⓘ
bass solo ⓘ
mixed choir ⓘ
soprano solo ⓘ
tenor solo ⓘ
language English ⓘ
liturgicalUse Anglican church music ⓘ
lyricist Christopher Smart ⓘ
notableTheme idiosyncratic praise of God ⓘ
innocence and persecution ⓘ
numberOfMovements 10 ⓘ
periodOfComposition World War II ⓘ
placeOfPremiere St Matthew’s Church, Northampton ⓘ
publisher Boosey & Hawkes ⓘ
scoredFor choir ⓘ
organ ⓘ
soloists ⓘ
style 20th-century classical music ⓘ
subject Christian worship ⓘ
animals in religious symbolism ⓘ
praise of God ⓘ
religious poetry ⓘ
suffering and faith ⓘ
textAuthor Christopher Smart ⓘ
textForm poem ⓘ
textSourcePeriod 18th century ⓘ
yearOfPremiere 1943 ⓘ

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Walter Hussey → commissionedWork → Rejoice in the Lamb ⓘ