Britten Thematic Catalogue

Manuscript Sources

1. Sonata fantasti - 1 item

   Title	Sonata fantasti
   Subtitle	For piano
   RefNo	BBM/sonata_fantasti
   Date	Apr 1923
   Extent	1 item

   1. Holographs - 1 item

      Title	Holographs
      RefNo	BBM/sonata_fantasti/1
      Date	Apr 1923
      Extent	1 item

      1. Composition draft - 4 pages of 22 page manuscript [3v-6v]

         Title	Composition draft
         RefNo	BBM/sonata_fantasti/1/1
         Date	Apr 1923
         Description	Titled draft in four movements, signed and dated at the top 'By E B Britten 1923'. 'No II' is written in the top left hand corner of the first page. There are many pencil markings written on the manuscript including several Britten signatures. On page 4v Britten writes 'bars 16, 17, 18, 19 written before the other writters'. On page 6r Britten writes 'These Bars with a line through them have written before by others writters and have [illegible] before in an other movement of this SONATA'.
         Extent	4 pages of 22 page manuscript [3v-6v]
         PhysicalDescription	Black ink and Pencil; 23.7 x 15.3 cm. Shares a volume with other sources. See Related Records. Paper manufacturer = Paxton