Britten Thematic Catalogue

Manuscript Sources

1. Violin and piano sonata in D - 4 items

   Title	Violin and piano sonata in D
   OpusNo	J.Op 5 J.OpC 7a
   RefNo	BBM/violin_and_piano_sonata_in_d
   Date	Mar 1925-6 Apr 1925
   Description	Dedicated to R.H.M.Britten [Britten's Brother]. Scherzo and trio also used as number six in 'Ten Waltzes' of 1925.
   Extent	4 items

   1. Holographs - 4 items

      Title	Holographs
      RefNo	BBM/violin_and_piano_sonata_in_d/1
      Date	Apr-Jun 1925
      Extent	4 items

      1. Composition draft - 14 pages of 17 page manuscript [1r-8v & 9v-14r]

         Title	Composition draft
         Subtitle	Complete
         RefNo	BBM/violin_and_piano_sonata_in_d/1/1
         Date	Mar 1925-6 Apr 1925
         Description	Composition draft with title, date and signature. A number of sections have been crossed out.
         Extent	14 pages of 17 page manuscript [1r-8v & 9v-14r]
         PhysicalDescription	Black ink and pencil; 23.5 x 29.5 cm. Some pages are stamped with the British Library crest. Shares a volume with other sources. See Related Records and Title Page of Collected Volume.
         TitlePageOfCollectedVolume	'Begun March 1925 / VIOLIN SONATA / IN D MAJOR / EB BRITTEN / Dedicated to R.H.M.Britten' [Britten's Brother].

      2. Instrumental part - 3 pages of 17 page manuscript [15r-17r]

         Title	Instrumental part
         Subtitle	Complete
         OpusNo	J.Op 5
         RefNo	BBM/violin_and_piano_sonata_in_d/1/2
         Date	6 Apr 1925
         Description	Violin part, with opus number, date and signature, entitled 'SONATA FOR PIANOFORTE AND VIOLIN IN D'. Britten has added a dedication 'To Robert H.M Britten' [Britten's Brother]in the top left corner of 15r.
         Extent	3 pages of 17 page manuscript [15r-17r]
         PhysicalDescription	Black ink; 23.5 x 29.5 cm. Some pages are stamped with the British Library crest. Shares a volume with other sources. See Related Records and Title Page of Collected Volume.
         TitlePageOfCollectedVolume	'Begun March 1925 / VIOLIN SONATA / IN D MAJOR / EB BRITTEN / Dedicated to R.H.M.Britten'.

      3. Discarded draft material - 1 page of 2 page manuscript [2v]

         Title	Discarded draft material
         Subtitle	From instrumental part
         RefNo	BBM/violin_and_piano_sonata_in_d/1/3
         Date	6 Apr 1925
         Description	Short draft (fourteen bars)
         Extent	1 page of 2 page manuscript [2v]
         PhysicalDescription	Black ink; 23.2 x 29.3 cm. Shares a volume with other sources. See Related Records.

      4. Fair copy - 1 page of 12 page manuscript [2r]

         Title	Fair copy
         Subtitle	First six bars only
         RefNo	BBM/violin_and_piano_sonata_in_d/1/4
         Date	circa Jun 1925
         Description	Incomplete fair copy.
         Extent	1 page of 12 page manuscript [2r]
         PhysicalDescription	Black ink; 23.5 x 29.4 cm. Shares a volume with other sources. See Related Records and Title Page of Collected Volume.
         TitlePageOfCollectedVolume	'Rough Book'