Britten once referred to this work as his 'real Opus 1' as the themes in the work are themes from his childhood. At school he was expelled for a 'shocking' essay he had written in which he had opposed the practice of blood sports and suggested that the brutal effect of them was in fact a cause of war. This edition is for High Voice with a Piano reduction of the original Orchestral score.

Fl I, Fl II, Hautbois I, Hautbois II, Clarinette (2), Basson (2), Hrn (2), Vl I (2), Vl II (2), Alto (2), Violoncelle (2), Cb (2)/ Recueil / Soprano et Orchestre