217BTC218218BBM/sonata_1SonataFor pianoJ.Op 1J.OpC 2.11Solo pianoOct 1924219Nov 1924220

This sonata comprises four earlier pieces: see individual movements for details.

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[Allegro ma non troppo]

10

Uses Untitled piece in E flat major (1923).

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[Larghetto]

20

Uses Untitled piece in E flat minor (1923).

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[Allegro ma non troppo]

30

Uses Untitled piece in G flat major (ca. 1923).

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[Presto]

40

Uses Untitled piece in E flat major (1924).

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Sonata

69411ms-sourcesManuscript SourcesSonataFor pianoJ.Op 1 J.OpC 2.1BBM/sonata_1Oct-Nov 1924

First movement from 'Untitled piece in E flat major[1]' of 1923. Second movement from 'Untitled piece in E flat minor ' of 1923. Third movement from 'Untitled piece in F sharp Major' of 1922. Fourth movement from 'Untitled piece in E flat major [27] (unfinished)' of 1924.

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Holographs

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Fair copy

69610ms-sourcesManuscript SourcesFair copyFirst three lines onlyBBM/sonata_1/1/1Oct-Nov 1924

Fair copy marked 'Allegro ma non Troppo' with a metronome marking of crotchet=105.

1 page of 19 page manuscript [2r]

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. = RC2

'June 1925 E.B.Britten/ Book I/ Piano Sonata in Eb major no 4 [4 written over 'I']/ op.1. E.Benjamin Britten/ and part of [crossed out] Piano Sonata in C major no 5 [5 written over 3]/ op.2. E.Benjamin Britten'.

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Fair copy

69710ms-sourcesManuscript SourcesFair copyCompleteBBM/sonata_1/1/2Oct-Nov 1924

Britten has written 'Op 1.2' at the top of the page which contradicts the Op 1 reference on the front cover.

5 pages of 19 page manuscript [3r-7v]

Black ink and pencil; 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. = RC2

'June 1925 E.B.Britten/ Book I/ Piano Sonata in Eb major no 4 [4 written over 'I']/ op.1. E.Benjamin Britten/ and part of [crossed out] Piano Sonata in C major no 5 [5 written over 3]/ op.2. E.Benjamin Britten'.

697697BBM/sonata_1/1/22191920192410000000070256022019201924110000000702590216BTC217217BBM/untitled_piece_in_f_major_6Untitled piece in F majorFor piano1Solo pianoca. Nov 1924218

The earliest source shares a volume with the manuscript source for The march of the Gods into paridise, which was written in Nov 1924.

101924ca. Nov 1924218BTC219219BBM/cuckooCuckooFor voice and piano1Solo vocal11 Nov 1924222William Wordsworth (1770-1850)10192411 Nov 1924