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BTC779 CTO - THE STORY OF THE CENTRAL TELEGRAPH OFFICE

Film score
Period of composition: 18 - 20 Jul 1935
Genre: Incidental music
Performing forces:

Fl, ob, cl in B flat - 2 perc (xyl, sd) - pf.

Notes

Written to accompany the film of the same name, produced by Stuart Legg (1910-1988) for the GPO film unit. The score consists only of title and end title music. The Morse code sequence in this score is similar to that used in Telegrams (Jul 1935).

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