Britten Thematic Catalogue

Manuscript Sources

1. Ten Walztes - 4 items

   Title	Ten Walztes
   Subtitle	For piano
   OpusNo	J.Op 3
   RefNo	BBM/ten_walztes
   Date	Mar 1925
   Description	Dedicated to Britten's father Mr R.V.Britten. Waltz number six is also used in scherzo and trio section of 'Violin and piano sonata in D' of 1925.
   Extent	4 items

   1. Holographs - 4 items

      Title	Holographs
      RefNo	BBM/ten_walztes/1
      Date	1925
      Extent	4 items

      1. Sketch - 1 page of 7 page manuscript [1v]

         Title	Sketch
         Subtitle	Incomplete sketch of No.5 in D minor
         RefNo	BBM/ten_walztes/1/1
         Date	circa 1925
         Description	Untitled sketch situated on the top system of the page. Published as no. 1 of Five Waltzes (Walztes) 1970.
         Extent	1 page of 7 page manuscript [1v]
         PhysicalDescription	Black ink and pencil; 23.8 x 30.3 cm. Shares a volume with other sources. See Related Records. Paper manufacturer = Paxton

      2. Fair copy - 1 manuscript, 1 page [1r-1v]

         Title	Fair copy
         Subtitle	No.2 in A minor only
         RefNo	BBM/ten_walztes/1/2
         Date	circa 1925
         Description	Britten has titled page 1v 'Trio of Waltz' and has also added some performance instructions to the bottom of this page. The trio section [1v] is not the same as the one used in the complete fair copy of this piece. Waltz section published as no. 4 of Five Waltzes (Walztes) 1970.
         Extent	1 manuscript, 1 page [1r-1v]
         PhysicalDescription	Black ink; 23.7 x 30 cm. Paper manufacturer = Paxton

      3. Fair copy - 15 pages of 18 page manuscript [1r-15r]

         Title	Fair copy
         Subtitle	Complete
         OpusNo	J.Op 3
         RefNo	BBM/ten_walztes/1/3
         Date	Mar 1925
         Description	Fair copy, with opus number, entitled '10 WALZTES'.
         Extent	15 pages of 18 page manuscript [1r-15r]
         PhysicalDescription	Black ink and pencil; 23.2 x 29.1 cm. Some pages are stamped with the British Library crest. Shares a volume with other sources. See Related Records and Title Page of Collected Volume.
         TitlePageOfCollectedVolume	'March 1925 / WALZTES / composed / by / Edward Benjamin Britten / Opus 3 / 1925 / dedicated to My Father / R.V.Britten Esq / A.WEEKES & CO LTD. 14 HANOVER STREET, LONDON, W1 / copyright for U.S.A'.

      4. Fair copy - 1 page of 15 page manuscript [4r-4v]

         Title	Fair copy
         Subtitle	No. 6 in D major only
         OpusNo	J.Op 3.6
         RefNo	BBM/ten_walztes/1/4
         Date	Post Jun 1925
         Description	Fair copy, entitled 'Waltz in D', marked as 'Op 3 No 6'.
         Extent	1 page of 15 page manuscript [4r-4v]