Britten Thematic Catalogue

Beta Version

BTC87 WALZT (unfinished)

For orchestra, J.Op 3.3
Composition date: ca. 1923
Genre: Orchestral
Performing forces:

Solo vn - fl, ob, cl in C, bn - 2 trbn in C, 2 hn in C - timp - strings

Notes

There is a complete piano version of this from around the same period, Untitled piece in B major (ca. 1923); and the same material is used again in Valse in B major (Oct 1925). Britten also made use of this material in the 'Sentimental saraband' movement of Simple symphony, op. 4.

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