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ReferenceBBM/the_birds

Title

The birds

Subtitle / Other TitleFor soprano and strings

Date3 Jun-4 Aug 1929

DescriptionText from a poem of the same name by Hilaire Belloc. Dedicated to Britten's mother 'Mrs R.V.Britten'. Later arranged for voice and piano in 1934.

Extent8 items

CopiesMaterial has been microfilmed and is available as follows:
Mixed material (note: unclear from index which items are the 1929 version and which are from 1938): A25, frames 2 - 37
Mixed material (note: unclear from index which items are the 1929 version and which are from 1938): A65, frames 416 - 446

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