DATE WRITTEN  

28 March 1956

DEDICATED TO  

The memory of Aubrey Brain

FIRST PERFORMANCE  

30 April 1956, Wigmore Hall
Dennis Brain Ensemble with George Malcolm
10^th anniversary concert

NOTES  

In five movements.
The notes A,B,E,B,A, taken from the name Aubrey Brain, are used as a thematic basis for all movements except the cortege.