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Edward benjamin britten, baron britten, om ch 22 november 19 4 december 1976 was an english composer, conductor and pianist. Edward benjamin britten, baron britten om ch 22 november 19 4 december 1976 was an english composer, conductor, and pianist. Hi, im new here and am trying to find the full score of benjamin britten s simple symphony. It was written between december 1933 and february 1934 in lowestoft, using bits of score that the composer had written for the piano as a young teenager. Entitled a simple symphony 19331934, the work contains the irresistible charm of youth projected as an array of musical colors that, although combined in a relatively sophisticated manner, retain at.
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