GORDON JACOB
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The Nuns' Priest's Tale
Cantata for chorus in four parts (SATB) and orchestra

DATE WRITTEN  1954
DEDICATED TO  Sidney Jacob, the composer's wife
FIRST BROADCAST PERFORMANCE  6 March 1955, broadcast from Manchester Town Hall
BBC Northern Orchestra, conductor John Hopkins
WORDS  Neville Coghill's translation of Chaucer's poem

SHEET MUSIC/SCORE AVAILABLE FROM
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