Picc, 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl in B flat, 2 bn - 4 hn in B flat, 2 tpt in B flat - timp - str
Britten's father submitted this work to the BBC's '1926 Autumn musical festival prize competition'. Britten used the pseudonym 'Never Unprepared' on the front of the manuscript.
This piece is related to Overture in C major No 1 (Apr 1926) by J. opC number.