Britten Thematic Catalogue

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BTC755 OVERTURE [MISSING]

For orchestra
Composition date: 5 Feb 1934
Date notes

Britten notes in his diary that he is attempting to write this piece, but gives up after two pages.

Genre: Orchestral

Notes

Britten made an attempt at a concert overture with a view to entering it in a competition run by the Daily Telegraph. The two-page sketch is missing.

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