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ReferenceBBM/night_piece_(notturno)

Title

Night piece (Notturno)

Subtitle / Other TitleFor piano solo

Datecirca Apr-May 1963

DescriptionWritten for the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition, 1963. It was a compulsory item in the second round of the Competition. Britten was asked to write another piece for the 1966 competition, but did not complete it. See BBM/untitled_piece_43.

Extent2 items

CopiesMaterial has been microfilmed and is available as follows:
Composition sketch: X7, frames 330 - 339
Discarded sketch: X7, frames 340 - 342

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