Spitfire Prelude and Fugue

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Spitfire Prelude and Fugue. 2 items from film mus. for The First of the Few by Walton (1942) rearr. for full orch. F.p. Liverpool 1943. Title refers to Spitfire fighter aircraft used by RAF in Battle of Britain, 1940 (the film told story of its designer, R. J. Mitchell).