The Company of Heaven is a composition for soloists, speakers, choir, timpani, organ, and string orchestra by Benjamin Britten. The title refers to angels, the topic of the work, reflected in texts from the Bible and by poets. The music serves as incidental music for a mostly spoken radio feature which was first heard as a broadcast of the BBC in 1937.
| Date of composition | 1937 (8 August - 22 September 1937) |
| Premiered | 1937, September 29th in London, United Kingdom |
| Type | Incidental music |
| Catalogue | BTC 834 |
| Instruments |
Other
- Performers
Narrator, Recitant, Speaker Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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