Britten Thematic Catalogue

Manuscript Sources

1. Song - 10 items

   Title	Song
   Subtitle	For soprano, alto and piano
   RefNo	BBM/song_2
   Date	11 Jul 1930
   Description	Text from 'Song' by Wilfrid Scawen Blunt.
   Extent	10 items

   1. Holographs - 3 items

      Title	Holographs
      RefNo	BBM/song_2/1
      Date	11 Jul 1930-Jan 1931
      Extent	3 items

      1. Composition draft - 1 manuscript; 2 pages [1r-2v]

         Title	Composition draft
         Subtitle	Complete
         RefNo	BBM/song_2/1/1
         Date	11 Jul 1930
         Description	Draft with date and signature.
         Extent	1 manuscript; 2 pages [1r-2v]
         PhysicalDescription	Pencil; 18 x 22.7 cm. Staves are hand drawn on writing paper.

      2. Instrumental part - 1 page of 2 page manuscript [1r-1v]

         Title	Instrumental part
         Subtitle	Soprano and alto part only
         RefNo	BBM/song_2/1/2
         Date	between 11 Jul 1930-Jan 1931
         Description	Neat instrumetal part, with signature, of soprano and alto lines only.
         Extent	1 page of 2 page manuscript [1r-1v]
         PhysicalDescription	Pencil; 23.3 x 30.5 cm. Paper manufacturer's catalogue No. = RC1.

      3. Instrumental part - 1 page of 2 page manuscript [2r-2v]

         Title	Instrumental part
         Subtitle	Soprano and alto part only
         RefNo	BBM/song_2/1/3
         Date	between 11 Jul 1930-Jan 1931
         Description	Carbon copy of BBM/song_2/1/2 with some pencil annotations.
         Extent	1 page of 2 page manuscript [2r-2v]
         PhysicalDescription	23.3 x 30.5 cm. Paper manufacturer's catalogue No. = RC1.

      4. Instrumental part - 1 page of 4 page manuscript [1r]

         Title	Instrumental part
         Subtitle	Soprano part only
         RefNo	BBM/song_2/1/4
         Date	Jan 1931
         Description	Soprano part with signature.
         Extent	1 page of 4 page manuscript [1r]
         PhysicalDescription	Pencil; 23.7 x 31 cm. Paper manufacturer = The B.F.Wood Music Co. Shares a volume with other sources. See Related Records.

      5. Instrumental part - 1 page of 4 page manuscript [2r]

         Title	Instrumental part
         Subtitle	Soprano part only
         RefNo	BBM/song_2/1/5
         Date	Jan 1931
         Description	Soprano part with signature.
         Extent	1 page of 4 page manuscript [2r]
         PhysicalDescription	Pencil; 23.7 x 31 cm. Paper manufacturer = The B.F.Wood Music Co. Shares a volume with other sources. See Related Records.

      6. Instrumental part - 1 page of 4 page manuscript [4r]

         Title	Instrumental part
         Subtitle	Soprano part only
         RefNo	BBM/song_2/1/6
         Date	Jan 1931
         Description	Soprano part with signature.
         Extent	1 page of 4 page manuscript [4r]
         PhysicalDescription	Pencil; 23.7 x 31 cm. Paper manufacturer = The B.F.Wood Music Co.Shares a volume with other sources. See Related Records.

      7. Instrumental part - 1 page of 3 page manuscript [1r]

         Title	Instrumental part
         Subtitle	Alto part only
         RefNo	BBM/song_2/1/7
         Date	Jan 1931
         Description	Alto part with signature.
         Extent	1 page of 3 page manuscript [1r]
         PhysicalDescription	Pencil; 23.7 x 31 cm.

      8. Instrumental part - 1 page of 3 page manuscript [2r]

         Title	Instrumental part
         Subtitle	Alto part only
         RefNo	BBM/song_2/1/8
         Date	Jan 1931
         Description	Carbon copy of an instrumental part with signature. Britten has added some annotations in pencil.
         Extent	1 page of 3 page manuscript [2r]
         PhysicalDescription	23.7 x 31 cm. Paper manufacturer = The B.F.Wood Music Co.

   2. Non-Holographs - 7 items

      Title	Non-Holographs
      RefNo	BBM/song_2/2
      Date	Jan 1931
      Extent	7 items

      1. Instrumental part - 1 page of 4 page manuscript [3r]

         Title	Instrumental part
         Subtitle	Soprano part only
         RefNo	BBM/song_2/2/1
         Date	Jan 1931
         Description	Score possibly copied out by Britten' s Aunt Sarah Fanny Hockey, know to Britten as Aunt Queenie.
         Extent	1 page of 4 page manuscript [3r]
         PhysicalDescription	Pencil; 23.7 x 31 cm. Paper manufacturer = The B.F.Wood Music Co. Shares a volume with other sources. See Related Records.

      2. Instrumental part - 1 page of 3 page manuscript [3r]

         Title	Instrumental part
         Subtitle	Alto part only
         RefNo	BBM/song_2/2/2
         Date	Jan 1931
         Description	Score possibly copied out by Britten' s Aunt Sarah Fanny Hockey, know to Britten as Aunt Queenie.
         Extent	1 page of 3 page manuscript [3r]
         PhysicalDescription	Pencil; 23.7 x 31 cm.