Chichester Service (Britten)

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Chichester Service (Britten) is a choral work by Benjamin Britten, written for Anglican liturgical use and notable for its modern yet accessible setting of the canticles.

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Chichester Service (Britten) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican liturgical music
choral work
associatedDenomination Church of England NERFINISHED
associatedPlace Chichester NERFINISHED
associatedWith Anglican choral tradition
English cathedral music
composer Benjamin Britten NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin England
United Kingdom
creator Benjamin Britten NERFINISHED
genre church music
sacred music
hasAttribute congregationally approachable
contemporary harmonic language
hasCanonicalForm service setting
hasCanonicalSection Magnificat NERFINISHED
Nunc dimittis NERFINISHED
hasPart Magnificat (Chichester Service) NERFINISHED
Nunc dimittis (Chichester Service) NERFINISHED
intendedUse Anglican liturgy
intendedVenue cathedral worship
choral evensong
language English
liturgicalFunction setting of the canticles
liturgicalOccasion Evensong
liturgicalTextSet Magnificat NERFINISHED
Nunc dimittis NERFINISHED
musicalForm service setting for choir
notableFor modern yet accessible setting of Anglican canticles
period 20th-century music
religiousTradition Anglicanism NERFINISHED
Christianity
style accessible
modern
textSource Book of Common Prayer NERFINISHED
textType biblical canticles
title Chichester Service
usesTextLanguage liturgical English
vocalForces choir
treble voices

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Walter Hussey commissionedWork Chichester Service (Britten)