702BTC699699BBM/untitled_piece_in_d_minor_4UNTITLED PIECE IN D MINORFor string quartet1Chamberca. 1930-1931793

An exam piece from Britten's time at the Royal College of Music.

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Diller - Quaile String Quartet

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Untitled piece in D minor

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Holographs

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Fair copy

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Fair copy of an exam piece marked 'andante moderato'. Britten has written 'Mr Ireland' [John Ireland, Britten's professor at the Royal College of Music] in the top right hand corner of page 1r, next to which is written 'Grade V'. A series of comments about the work has been written at the bottom of page 2r by Ralph Vaughan Williams. The first system of page 2r is not part of this piece.

1 manuscript 2 pages [1r & 2r]

23 x 32.8 cm.

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