| Benjamin Britten Two Insect Pieces: The Grasshopper/The Wasp (1935) for Oboe and Piano Contributor(s): Britten, Benjamin (Composer) |
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ISBN: 0571505929 ISBN-13: 9780571505920 Publisher: Faber & Faber OUR PRICE: $12.59 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Musical Instruments - Woodwinds - Music | Printed Music - Woodwinds - Music | Genres & Styles - Classical |
| Series: Faber Edition |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.6" W x 11" (0.48 lbs) 999 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: These two pieces were written by Britten in 1935 for the oboist Sylvia Spencer, who had played in early performances of his Phantasy Quartet, Op. 2. The first performances of The Grasshopper and The Wasp did not take place until 1979, when they were performed by Janet Craxton and Margot Wright as part of a memorial concert for Sylvia Spencer at the Royal College Of Music, Manchester, England. |