Title | Miniature suite |
Subtitle | For string quartet |
RefNo | BBM/miniature_suite |
Date | 26 Jan-13 Feb 1929 |
Extent | 9 items |
Title | Holographs |
RefNo | BBM/miniature_suite/1 |
Date | 26 Jan-12 Feb 1929 |
Extent | 9 items |
Title | Composition draft |
Subtitle | First two movements only |
RefNo | BBM/miniature_suite/1/1 |
Date | circa Jan-Feb 1929 |
Description | Untitled draft with a number of crossed out sections. |
Extent | 1 manuscript; 4 pages [1r-1v, 2v and 3r-4v] |
PhysicalDescription | Pencil; 23.2 x 30.9 cm [pages 1,3 and 4] 23.3 x 17.5 cm [page 2]. Paper manufacturer's catalogue No. = RC1. Shares a volume with other sources. See Related Records. |
Title | Instrumental part |
Subtitle | Second violin part |
RefNo | BBM/miniature_suite/1/10 |
Date | 13 Feb 1929 |
Description | Second violin part with title, date and signatures. |
Extent | 1 manuscript; 2 pages [1r-2v] |
PhysicalDescription | Black ink; 23.1 x 30.9 cm. Paper manufacturer's catalogue No. = RC1. |
Title | Composition draft |
Subtitle | Incomplete |
RefNo | BBM/miniature_suite/1/2 |
Date | circa Jan-Feb 1929 |
Description | Untitled draft on the inside cover and back page of the original fair copy of Rhapsody. |
Extent | 2 pages of 5 page manuscript [1v and 5v] |
PhysicalDescription | Black ink; 23.3 x 31.4 cm.Paper manufacturer's catalogue No. = RC1. Shares a volume with other sources. See Related Records and Title Page of Collected Volume. |
TitlePageOfCollectedVolume | ' E Benjamin Britten / RHAPSODY / for string quartet / Violino 1mo / Violino 2do / Viola / Violoncello'. |
Title | Composition draft |
Subtitle | Second movement only |
RefNo | BBM/miniature_suite/1/3 |
Date | circa Jan-Feb 1929 |
Description | Untitled draft of Menuetto [two copies on 1r and 2r respectively]and trio [2v]. Britten has written a series of anagrams on the back of 1r. |
Extent | 1 manuscript; 2 pages [1r-2v] |
PhysicalDescription | Pencil; 13.1 x 17.5 cm. Stave have been hand drawn onto writing paper. |
Title | Composition draft |
Subtitle | Incomplete final movement section |
RefNo | BBM/miniature_suite/1/4 |
Date | circa Jan-Feb 1929 |
Description | Possibly a draft of a small section from the final movement, situated on the top two systems of the page, ringed in pencil. |
Extent | 1 page of 3 page manuscript [3r] |
PhysicalDescription | Pencil; 23.4 x 30.9 cm. Shares a volume with other sources. See Related Records. Paper manufacturer's catalogue No. = RC1. |
Title | Fair copy |
Subtitle | Complete |
RefNo | BBM/miniature_suite/1/5 |
Date | 26 Jan-12 Feb 1929 |
Description | Fair copy with dates, signatures, contents page and title page. |
Extent | 1 manuscript; 9 pages [1r-9v] |
PhysicalDescription | Black ink; 23.2 x 30.9 cm. Paper manufacturer's catalogue No. = RC1. See Title Page of Collected Volume. |
TitlePageOfCollectedVolume | '[signature] / MINIATURE / SUITE / For String Quartet / Violino Imo / Violino 2do / Viola / Violoncello / January 26th - February 12th 1929 / [March 8th 1929] / [signature]'. |
Title | Discarded leaves |
Subtitle | Title page and first movement only |
RefNo | BBM/miniature_suite/1/6 |
Date | 8 Feb 1929 |
Description | These pages were removed after an alcohol thermometer burst. spilling its contents over them [See date information on fair copy record]. |
Extent | 1 manuscript; 3 pages [1r-3v] |
PhysicalDescription | Black ink; Paper manufacturer's catalogue No. = RC1. |
TitlePageOfCollectedVolume | '[signature] / MINIATURE SUITE / For String Quartet / Violino Imo / Violino 2do / Viola / Violoncello / January 26th - February 12th 1929 / [signature]'. |
Title | Instrumental part |
Subtitle | First violin part |
RefNo | BBM/miniature_suite/1/7 |
Date | 13 Feb 1929 |
Description | Violin part with title, date and signatures. An archivist's memo has been included inside the score, explaining that this manuscript was found in the collecion of a amateur violinist friend of Britten's mother who the young Britten used to accompany on the piano. |
Extent | 1 manuscript; 2 pages [1r-2v] |
PhysicalDescription | Black ink; 23.2 x 30.9 cm. Paper manufacturer's catalogue No. = RC1. |
Title | Instrumental part |
Subtitle | Viola part |
RefNo | BBM/miniature_suite/1/8 |
Date | 13 Feb 1929 |
Description | Viola part with title, date and signatures. |
Extent | 1 manuscript; 2 pages [1r-2v] |
PhysicalDescription | Black ink; 23.2 x 30.9 cm. Paper manufacturer's catalogue No. = RC1. |
Title | Instrumental part |
Subtitle | Incomplete cello part |
RefNo | BBM/miniature_suite/1/9 |
Date | circa 13 Feb 1929 |
Description | Incomplete cello part with title and signature. |
Extent | 1 manuscript; 1 page [1r-1v] |
PhysicalDescription | Black ink; 23.2 x 30.9 cm. Paper manufacturer's catalogue No. = RC1. |
This is a draft record and therefore reference codes and other details are subject to change. See further details about the project here.