Britten Thematic Catalogue

Manuscript Sources

1. Epitaph: The clerk - 2 items

   Title	Epitaph: The clerk
   Subtitle	For voice and piano
   RefNo	BBM/Epitaph_the_clerk
   Date	1926
   Description	Text is from the poem 'The Volunteer' by Herbert Asquith.
   Extent	2 items
   Revised	summer 1968

   1. Holographs - 1 item

      Title	Holographs
      RefNo	BBM/Epitaph_the_clerk/1
      Date	1926-1928
      Extent	1 item

      1. Fair copy - 1 manuscript; 1 page [1r-1v]

         Title	Fair copy
         RefNo	BBM/Epitaph_the_clerk/1/1
         Date	1926
         Description	Untitled fair copy with date.
         Extent	1 manuscript; 1 page [1r-1v]
         PhysicalDescription	Black ink; 23.3 x 30.2 cm. Paper manufacturer's catalogue No. = RC1.

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

         Title	Fair copy
         RefNo	BBM/Epitaph_the_clerk/1/2
         Date	summer 1968
         Description	Fair copy entitled 'EPITAPH'. Britten has added the original composition date of '1926' at the end of the piece.
         Extent	1 manuscript; 1 page [1r-1v]
         PhysicalDescription	Pencil; 28 x 37.9 cm.