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ReferenceBBM/untitled_piece_42

Subtitle / Other TitleFor four horns, percussion and strings

Datecirca Jan 1958

Date InformationBritten wrote to Yehudi Menuhin on 18 Jan 1958 that he was planning a piece in memory of Dennis Brain, and to Ludwig Hesse two days later that it was one of the pieces he 'ought to be' working on. See Letters from a life, vol. 5.

DescriptionThis piece was begun as a memorial to the British horn player Dennis Brain (1921-1957), and intended for the 1958 Aldeburgh festival. Britten did not complete it, however, and other works were played at the festival as a tribute to Brain. The work was orchestrated from Britten's draft by Colin Matthews, and a few bars derived from the sketch inserted at the close to finish the piece.

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Publication NoteThe score (completed by Colin Matthews by the addtion of a final bar and a percussion part) has been typeset and is available for hire (not download) from Faber Music.

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