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Children in Britten's Music

on BBC Radio 3

No other composer in the whole history of music has written so much for children, about children, or has made children so much a part of his whole musical creation.
Marion Thorpe takes a look at several instances of Britten's work in this field.

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Marion Thorpe

BBC Radio 3

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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