Benjamin Britten on Camera (tv) • 00:11:20 • As part of 1958 Monitor doc. Michael Crawford: on playing Japhet in this original production in Orford Church. Was 14/15 at the time, and voice was lower. Britten's markings in Crawford's score for the transposition. "He just spent any amount of time we needed. He was a kind man, he was generous. Everyone was so enthusiastic and you always wanted to impress Mr Britten." Over-exerting himself on hauling a rope and falling back off the art. Humphrey Burton: Britten's credo that he wanted to make music that was useful for the community came across. Britten: "I have a particular inclination as a composer to want to write music that is useful. And if someone asks me to do something, my inclination is to want to please them. Crawford: "He would work with all the children and be encouraging. That's the best kind of teacher. Especially as an introduction to classical music. You long for a teacher to make it live. To draw out of you something that you otherwise might never have discovered."
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