Young Britten: schoolboy, composer.
Aldeburgh: Britten-Pears Foundation, 2009. Paperback. This book 'marks the end of a three-year project to document Britten's juvenilia fully for the first time'. Large format, 29.5x21cms, 24-page stapled glossy booklet in pictorial card covers, with many illustrations in colour and monochrome. 'Between the ages of 5 and 18 Benjamin Britten composed around 730 pieces of music. This is the story of how a talented Suffolk schoolboy, with help from his family and inspiring teachers such as Frank Bridge, laid the groundwork for one of the most remarkable composing careers of the twentieth century.' Scarce, and a very fresh copy. Near Fine. Item #20092040
Price: £40.00
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