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ReferencePG/1953/0921

Title

Britten Young Person's Guide, BBC Home Service broadcast

Date21 Sep 1953

DescriptionPhotocopy of the first pages from the programme for the orchestral concerts broadcast as part of the BBC Broadcasts To Schools series (by the School Broadcasting Council). Includes an introduction to the 'Adventures in Music' series (broadcast Wednesdays 2.20-2.40pm from 23 Sep-9 Dec) as well as the Orchestral Concerts (broadcast Mondays 2.10-2.40 from 21 Sep-7 Dec), the first of which was Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. The programme gives details of the main musical themes of the piece and provides pictures of the solo instruments.
There are no details concerning when or where the performance was recorded.

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