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Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: III. There Is No Rose
About This Song
About "Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: III. There Is No Rose" by Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
A single, unaccompanied line unfurls like thread through a needle, then blooms into shimmering harmony. Britten's setting is a meditation on paradox—the rose that is both flower and mystery—its calm surface barely concealing a tremor of awe.