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BRITTEN, BENJAMIN

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BRITTEN, BENJAMIN
(1913 -1976) English composer, leading figure in mid 20th century chromaticism, works include operas including "Rape of Lucretia" (1946) and "Billy Budd" (1951). Fine and rare A.M.Q.S. penned on a small card, 1p. 12mo., [n.p.], Aug. 18, 1938, three measures, untitled but from the first movement of Britten's Piano Concerto Opus. 13, which premiered in 1938, signed and dated beneath. In very good condition, an attractive example.