A Boy Was Born

A Boy Was Born
Choral variations for unaccompanied voices
by Benjamin Britten
Opus3
TextTen texts, mostly from the 15th and 16th century
Composed
  • 1933 (1933)
  • revised 1955
Dedication"To my Father"
Performed23 February 1934 (1934-02-23)
Vocal

A Boy Was Born, Op. 3, is a choral composition by Benjamin Britten. Subtitled Choral variations for men's, women's and boys' voices, unaccompanied (organ ad lib), it was originally composed from 1932 to 1933. It was first performed on 23 February 1934 as a BBC broadcast. Britten revised the work in 1955. The composer set different texts related to Christmas to music as theme and variations, scored for an a cappella choir with boys' voices.

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