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Add MS 60593-60626
- Record Id:
- 032-001991529
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001991529
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000036.0x000132
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 60593-60626
- Title:
-
Britten Manuscripts: Musical compositions of Benjamin Britten
- Scope & Content:
-
All scores are wholly autograph, with the exception of some full scores which were prepared with the help of an amanuensis; these have been indicated as partly autograph.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-001991529", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 60593-60626: Britten Manuscripts: Musical compositions of Benjamin Britten" },{ "id" : "040-001991530", "parent" : "032-001991529", "text" : "Add MS 60593: Benjamin Britten: 'Sinfonietta for Ten Instruments', op. 1" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-001991531", "parent" : "032-001991529", "text" : "Add MS 60594-60595: Benjamin Britten: 'Phantasy', quartet for oboe and strings, op. 2" },{ "id" : "040-001991532", "parent" : "036-001991531", "text" : "Add MS 60594: Benjamin Britten: 'Phantasy', op. 2 (score)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001991533", "parent" : "036-001991531", "text" : "Add MS 60595: Benjamin Britten: 'Phantasy', op. 2 (parts)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001991534", "parent" : "032-001991529", "text" : "Add MS 60596: Benjamin Britten: 'Friday Afternoons', op. 7" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001991535", "parent" : "032-001991529", "text" : "Add MS 60597: Benjamin Britten: 'Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge', op. 10" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001991536", "parent" : "032-001991529", "text" : "Add MS 60598: Benjamin Britten: 'Song for St Cecilia' [Hymn to St Cecilia], op. 27" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001991537", "parent" : "032-001991529", "text" : "Add MS 60599: Benjamin Britten: 'Serenade' for tenor, horn and strings, op. 31" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001991538", "parent" : "032-001991529", "text" : "Add MS 60600: Benjamin Britten: '[The] Beggar's Opera', op. 43" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001991539", "parent" : "032-001991529", "text" : "Add MS 60601: Benjamin Britten: 'Abraham & Isaac or Canticle II', op. 51" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-001991540", "parent" : "032-001991529", "text" : "Add MS 60602-60604: Benjamin Britten: 'The Turn of the Screw', op. 54" },{ "id" : "040-001991541", "parent" : "036-001991540", "text" : "Add MS 60602: Benjamin Britten: 'The Turn of the Screw', op. 54 (short score)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001991542", "parent" : "036-001991540", "text" : "Add MS 60603: Benjamin Britten: 'The Turn of the Screw', op. 54 (full score, Act I)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001991543", "parent" : "036-001991540", "text" : "Add MS 60604: Benjamin Britten: 'The Turn of the Screw', op. 54 (full score, Act II)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-001991544", "parent" : "032-001991529", "text" : "Add MS 60605-60608: Benjamin Britten: ''A Midsummer Night''s Dream'', op. 64" },{ "id" : "040-001991545", "parent" : "036-001991544", "text" : "Add MS 60605: Benjamin Britten: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', op. 64 (short score)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001991546", "parent" : "036-001991544", "text" : "Add MS 60606: Benjamin Britten: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', op. 64 (full score, Act I)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001991547", "parent" : "036-001991544", "text" : "Add MS 60607: Benjamin Britten: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', op. 64 (full score, Act II)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001991548", "parent" : "036-001991544", "text" : "Add MS 60608: Benjamin Britten: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', op. 64 (full score, Act III)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-001991549", "parent" : "032-001991529", "text" : "Add MS 60609-60610: Benjamin Britten: 'War Requiem', op. 66" },{ "id" : "040-001991550", "parent" : "036-001991549", "text" : "Add MS 60609: Benjamin Britten: 'War Requiem', op. 66 (short score)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001991551", "parent" : "036-001991549", "text" : "Add MS 60610: Benjamin Britten: 'War Requiem', op. 66 (full score)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001991552", "parent" : "032-001991529", "text" : "Add MS 60611: Benjamin Britten: 'Symphony for Cello and Orchestra', op. 68" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-001991553", "parent" : "032-001991529", "text" : "Add MS 60612-60613: Benjamin Britten: 'Curlew River', op. 71" },{ "id" : "040-001991554", "parent" : "036-001991553", "text" : "Add MS 60612: Benjamin Britten: 'Curlew River', op. 71 (short score)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001991555", "parent" : "036-001991553", "text" : "Add MS 60613: Benjamin Britten: 'Curlew River', op. 71 (full score)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001991556", "parent" : "032-001991529", "text" : "Add MS 60614: Benjamin Britten: 'Songs & Proverbs of William Blake', op. 74" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-001991557", "parent" : "032-001991529", "text" : "Add MS 60615-60616: Benjamin Britten: 'Children's Crusade', op. 82" },{ "id" : "040-001991558", "parent" : "036-001991557", "text" : "Add MS 60615: Benjamin Britten: 'Children's Crusade', op. 82 (short score)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001991559", "parent" : "036-001991557", "text" : "Add MS 60616: Benjamin Britten: 'Children's Crusade', op. 82 (full score)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001991560", "parent" : "032-001991529", "text" : "Add MS 60617: Benjamin Britten: 'Third Suite for Cello', op. 87" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001991561", "parent" : "032-001991529", "text" : "Add MS 60618: Benjamin Britten: Canticle V 'The Death of Saint Narcissus', op. 89" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001991562", "parent" : "032-001991529", "text" : "Add MS 60619: Benjamin Britten: 'Sacred and Profane', op. 91" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001991563", "parent" : "032-001991529", "text" : "Add MS 60620: Benjamin Britten: 'String Quartet No. 3', op. 94" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001991564", "parent" : "032-001991529", "text" : "Add MS 60621: Benjamin Britten: Music for the documentary film Night Mail (1936), directed by Harry Watt and Basil Wright" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001991565", "parent" : "032-001991529", "text" : "Add MS 60622: Benjamin Britten: Incidental music for The Ascent of F6" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001991566", "parent" : "032-001991529", "text" : "Add MS 60623: Benjamin Britten: Incidental music for The Dark Tower" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-001991567", "parent" : "032-001991529", "text" : "Add MS 60624-60625: Benjamin Britten: Juvenilia" },{ "id" : "040-001991568", "parent" : "036-001991567", "text" : "Add MS 60624: Benjamin Britten: Waltzes for piano" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001991569", "parent" : "036-001991567", "text" : "Add MS 60625: Benjamin Britten: 'Violin Sonata in D Major'" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001991570", "parent" : "032-001991529", "text" : "Add MS 60626: Benjamin Britten: Purcell realisations" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001991529
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Add MS 60593 : Benjamin Britten: 'Sinfonietta for Ten Instruments', op. 1
Add MS 60594-60595 : Benjamin Britten: 'Phantasy', quartet for oboe and strings, op. 2
Add MS 60596 : Benjamin Britten: 'Friday Afternoons', op. 7
Add MS 60597 : Benjamin Britten: 'Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge', op. 10
Add MS 60598 : Benjamin Britten: 'Song for St Cecilia' [Hymn to St Cecilia], op. 27
Add MS 60599 : Benjamin Britten: 'Serenade' for tenor, horn and strings, op. 31
Add MS 60600 : Benjamin Britten: '[The] Beggar's Opera', op. 43
Add MS 60601 : Benjamin Britten: 'Abraham & Isaac or Canticle II', op. 51
Add MS 60602-60604 : Benjamin Britten: 'The Turn of the Screw', op. 54
Add MS 60605-60608 : Benjamin Britten: ''A Midsummer Night''s Dream'', op. 64
Add MS 60609-60610 : Benjamin Britten: 'War Requiem', op. 66
Add MS 60611 : Benjamin Britten: 'Symphony for Cello and Orchestra', op. 68
Add MS 60612-60613 : Benjamin Britten: 'Curlew River', op. 71
Add MS 60614 : Benjamin Britten: 'Songs & Proverbs of William Blake', op. 74
Add MS 60615-60616 : Benjamin Britten: 'Children's Crusade', op. 82
Add MS 60617 : Benjamin Britten: 'Third Suite for Cello', op. 87
Add MS 60618 : Benjamin Britten: Canticle V 'The Death of Saint Narcissus', op. 89
Add MS 60619 : Benjamin Britten: 'Sacred and Profane', op. 91
Add MS 60620 : Benjamin Britten: 'String Quartet No. 3', op. 94
Add MS 60621 : Benjamin Britten: Music for the documentary film Night Mail (1936), directed by Harry Watt and Basil Wright
Add MS 60622 : Benjamin Britten: Incidental music for The Ascent of F6
Add MS 60623 : Benjamin Britten: Incidental music for The Dark Tower
Add MS 60624-60625 : Benjamin Britten: Juvenilia
Add MS 60626 : Benjamin Britten: Purcell realisations
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 34 volumes
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
Latin - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1925
- End Date:
- 1979
- Date Range:
- 1925-1979
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Restrictions to access apply please consult British Library staff
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- User Conditions:
- These manuscripts are deposited on loan at the Britten-Pears Library, Aldeburgh, under the terms of Britten's will.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Accepted by the Treasury in satisfaction of Capital Transfer Tax and allocated to the British Library.
- Information About Copies:
- Digital facsimiles are available online at http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts and a microfilm copy is available for reference at the British Library (shelfmark M. 881/1-5).
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Britten, Edward Benjamin, Baron Britten of Aldeburgh, composer, 1913-1976,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121181099