Britten Thematic Catalogue

Manuscript Sources

1. Grande sonata - 1 item

   Title	Grande sonata
   Subtitle	For piano
   OpusNo	J.Op 5 J.OpC 2.3
   RefNo	BBM/grande_sonata
   Date	28 Jul - 3 Aug 1925
   Description	'Dedicated to his mother E.R.Britten'.
   Extent	1 item

   1. Holographs - 1 item

      Title	Holographs
      RefNo	BBM/grande_sonata/1
      Date	28 Jul - 3 Aug 1925
      Extent	1 item

      1. Fair copy - 12 pages of 16 page manuscript [2r-13r]

         Title	Fair copy
         OpusNo	J.Op 5
         RefNo	BBM/grande_sonata/1/1
         Date	28 Jul - 3 Aug 1925
         Description	Fair copy containing compositional start and end dates as well as opus number. Britten has dedicated the piece to his mother 'E.R.Britten' as noted at the end of the copy.
         Extent	12 pages of 16 page manuscript [2r-13r]
         PhysicalDescription	Black ink; 23.4 x 30.5 cm. Shares a volume with other sources. See Related Records and Title Page of Collected Volume. Paper manufacturer's catalogue No. = RC1
         TitlePageOfCollectedVolume	'Book II/ Britten/Kirkly Lowestoft/ Piano Sonata (Grand) no. 3 [written over 4]/ op.5 E.Benjamin Britten/ and Part of Grand Sonata no.4/ op.6 E.Benjamin Britten/ (Scherzo used in Simple Symphony)'.