Britten Thematic Catalogue

Manuscript Sources

1. Bagatelle - 5 items

   Title	Bagatelle
   Subtitle	For violin, viola and piano
   RefNo	BBM/bagatelle
   Date	30 Mar-22nd Apr 1929
   Extent	5 items
   Revised	31 Dec 1929-15 Jan 1930

   1. Holographs - 4 items

      Title	Holographs
      RefNo	BBM/bagatelle/1
      Date	30 Mar 1929-15 Jan 1930
      Extent	4 items

      1. Composition draft - 1 manuscript; 3 pages [1r-3r]

         Title	Composition draft
         Subtitle	Incomplete
         RefNo	BBM/bagatelle/1/1
         Date	circa Mar-Apr 1929
         Description	Early untitled draft. The top three systems on page 2v are not part of this work.
         Extent	1 manuscript; 3 pages [1r-3r]
         PhysicalDescription	Black ink and pencil; 23.7 x 30.2 cm. Shares a volume with other sources. See Related Records.

      2. Composition draft - 1 manuscript; 8 pages [1r-8v]

         Title	Composition draft
         Subtitle	Incomplete
         RefNo	BBM/bagatelle/1/2
         Date	8 Jan 1930
         Description	Untitled draft with signature and date [page 5r]. Some fingering annotations have been added to the viola line on page 1r.Page order: 1r to 3v; 5r [first two bars], 'attaca a l'istesso tempo' [this section is missing], 4r to 4v; 5r [bottom system]-8v and finally 5r [top two systems].
         Extent	1 manuscript; 8 pages [1r-8v]
         PhysicalDescription	Blue ink and pencil; 23.4 x 31 cm. Paper manufacturer's catalogue No. = RC1.

      3. Fair copy - 1 manuscript; 10 pages [1r-10r]

         Title	Fair copy
         Subtitle	Complete
         RefNo	BBM/bagatelle/1/3
         Date	30 Mar 1929-15 Jan 1930
         Description	Fair copy with date and signature. A third party (possibly Joyce Chapman, the violinist at the work's first performance at Gresham's School) has added rehearsal numbers throughout.
         Extent	1 manuscript; 10 pages [1r-10r]
         PhysicalDescription	Blue and red ink; 23.3 x 31 cm. Paper manufacturer's catalogue No. = RC1. See Title Page of Collected Volume.
         TitlePageOfCollectedVolume	'[signature] / "BAGATELLE" / for Violin, Viola, Pianoforte / by / [signature] / March 30th 1929 - Jan 15th 1930'.

      4. Instrumental part - 1 manuscript; 2 pages [1r-2v]

         Title	Instrumental part
         Subtitle	Viola part
         RefNo	BBM/bagatelle/1/4
         Date	15 Jan 1930
         Description	Viola part with date and signature.
         Extent	1 manuscript; 2 pages [1r-2v]

   2. Non-holographs - 1 item

      Title	Non-holographs
      RefNo	BBM/bagatelle/2
      Date	circa 15 Jan 1930
      Extent	1 item

      1. Instrumental part - 1 manuscript; 3 pages [1r-3r]

         Title	Instrumental part
         Subtitle	Violin part
         RefNo	BBM/bagatelle/2/1
         Date	circa 15 Jan 1930
         Description	Violin part not in Britten's hand. Possibly copied out by Joyce Chapman, the violinist at the work's first performance at Gresham's School.
         Extent	1 manuscript; 3 pages [1r-3r]
         PhysicalDescription	Black ink; 25.3 x 31.6 cm [page 1-2] 23.2 x 30.4 cm [page 3]. Paper manufacturer's catalogue No. = RC1 [page 3]. See Title Page of Collected Volume.