Britten Thematic Catalogue

Beta Version

BTC519 POEME 3

For small orchestra, J. opC 12
Period of composition: 29 Dec 1926 - 3 Jan 1927
Genre: Orchestral
Performing forces:

Fl, ob, 2 cl in A, 2 cl in D, bn - 2 hn in F, 2 tuba - harp - str (divisi)

Notes

This is the third of five Poemes written during 1926-1927. They are all linked by J. opC number, and the other works are: Poeme pour orchestra no 1(Sep 1926), Poeme [2] (Dec 1926-Jan 1927), Poeme 4 in B flat major (Feb 1927) and Poeme 5 in F sharp minor (Feb 1927).

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