Britten Thematic Catalogue

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BTC806 PHILIP'S BREECHES

For choir
Composition date: 9 Jul 1936
Date notes

The piece was drafted without text in July 1936, and the words were found in December of the same year.

Genre: Choral (unaccompanied)
Text: Charles Lamb (1775-1834) and Mary Lamb (1764-1847)

The poem is entitled 'Going into breeches'.

Notes

Published in 2010 by EBB Music Publishing.

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