A Coventry Rhapsody
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'A Coventry Rhapsody' is based on The Coventry Carol, which dates back to
the 16th century and is one of three songs from a nativity play entitled
Pageant of the Shearman and Tailors which was traditionally performed in
Coventry. The carol itself depicts the Massacre of the Innocents in the
nativity narrative from the Gospel of Matthew, in which King Herod, orders
the execution of all baby boys under the age of two in the vicinity of
Bethlehem. Snippets of the carol can be heard throughout the work in different
guises. It is not until the final section that we hear the carol in all its
glory.
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