Britten Thematic Catalogue

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BTC333 FOUR BOURREES

For piano, J. op 15
Opus number: J. op 15
Other opus numbers: J. opC 1
Period of composition: Sep - 12 Oct 1925
Genre: Solo piano
Dedication: 'To Mrs C Boyd'

Mrs Boyd may have been a neighbour of the Brittens. See Letters from a life: selected letters and diaries of Benjamin Britten, Vol 1: 1923-1939, ed. Mitchell and Reed (London: Faber, 1998), pp. 79 n1 and 113 n4.

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