Benjamin Britten · 1913–1976 · British

The Building of the House, op. 79 (overture, symphonic wind band)

Composed1967
Instrumentation3 2 6[Ebcl.1.2.3.acl.bcl] 2 — 4sax[a.a.t.b] — 4 3 3 1 — 1euph — tmp+2 — cb
Duration6 minutes
TierDiscovery — worth programming, rarely heard
Editions & hireFaber Music
SourceFaber Music catalogue — The Building of the House

Read in standard international shorthand: flutes · oboes · clarinets · bassoons — horns · trumpets · trombones · tuba — timpani · percussion — harp · keyboard. Section counts include doubling players. Always confirm against the publisher's official parts list before contracting musicians or renting materials.

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