Cat No. JM70558
Price £29.99
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC

Benjamin Britten composed his Occasional Overture Op.38, for the opening of the BBC Third Programme on 29th September 1946, when it was performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Sir Adrian Boult. It was not heard again until 1982, when the composer’s Executors decided that it should be revived. Given the dominance of brass and woodwind in this concise but exciting work, versions for brass band and wind band have been prepared for Britten’s centenary year.

Brass Band Grade 6: Championship.

Duration: 8 Minutes.

 

Grade equivalents for Brass Band test-pieces where there is considerable overlap at the higher levels, depending on the level of competition (local, regional or national):

Grades 1 & 2:	Novice and Learner Bands
Grade 3:	Youth and 4th Section
Grade 4:	Advanced Youth and 3rd Section
Grade 4/5:	Premier Youth and 2nd Section
Grade 5:	1st Section
Grade 5/6:	Championship and 1st Sections
Grade 6:	Championship