Britten Thematic Catalogue

Manuscript Sources

1. To..... - 2 items

   Title	To.....
   Subtitle	For voice and piano
   RefNo	BBM/to
   Date	circa Nov 1924
   Description	The text is from a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
   Extent	2 items

   1. Holographs - 2 items

      Title	Holographs
      RefNo	BBM/to/1
      Date	circa 1924-1925
      Extent	2 items

      1. Composition draft - 2 pages of 6 page manuscript [4v-5r]

         Title	Composition draft
         Subtitle	Complete
         RefNo	BBM/to/1/1
         Date	circa Nov 1924
         Description	Fair copy containing some annotations which include text and note alterations. Britten has written his sister Barbara's name in faint pencil next to the title of 'To...' at the top of the page. The last two bars of page one have been rewritten after the double bar on page two.
         Extent	2 pages of 6 page manuscript [4v-5r]
         PhysicalDescription	Black ink and pencil; 24.7 x 31.3 cm. Shares a volume with other sources. See Related Records and Title Page of Collected Volume.
         TitlePageOfCollectedVolume	'The March of the Gods/into paridise/a Duet for two people by E.B.Britten/Dedicated to his father:/R.V.Britten, L.D.S, R.C.S/WRITTEN ON 18-21ST Nov 1924/Written out by E.B.Bri [this last line is crossed out]'.

      2. Fair copy - 1 page of 15 page manuscript [6r-6v]

         Title	Fair copy
         Subtitle	Complete
         RefNo	BBM/to/1/2
         Date	Post Jun 1925
         Description	Fair copy with title.
         Extent	1 page of 15 page manuscript [6r-6v]
         PhysicalDescription	Black ink; 23.5 x 29.4 cm. Shares a volume with other sources. See Related Records.