Britten Thematic Catalogue

Manuscript Sources

1. First Loss - 2 items

   Title	First Loss
   Subtitle	For viola and piano
   OpusNo	J.Op 40a J.OpC 8e
   RefNo	BBM/first_loss
   Date	Apr 6th 1926
   Extent	2 items

   1. Holographs - 2 items

      Title	Holographs
      RefNo	BBM/first_loss/1
      Date	circa Apr 1926
      Extent	2 items

      1. Fair copy - 1 page of 37 page manuscript [21r]

         Title	Fair copy
         Subtitle	Complete
         OpusNo	J.Op 40a
         RefNo	BBM/first_loss/1/1
         Date	Apr 6th 1926
         Description	Fair copy with title and opus number.
         Extent	1 page of 37 page manuscript [21r]
         PhysicalDescription	Black ink; 23.4 x 29.5 cm. Shares a volume with other sources. See Related Records and Title Page of Collected Volume. An additional contents page for this volume can be found on page 1r of 5C1/55.
         TitlePageOfCollectedVolume	[Contents listed].

      2. Instrumental part - 1 manuscript; 1 page [1r]

         Title	Instrumental part
         Subtitle	Complete
         RefNo	BBM/first_loss/1/2
         Date	circa 1926
         Description	Viola instrumental part with title. Britten has retrospectively (c. 1933-4) written '1927' at the end of the piece. However, it seems more logical to assume this part was copied out around the same time as the full score was completed in April 1926 [insert link to /1/1]. On the reverse of the folio is a list of pieces under the heading 'Groves Dictionary' with accompanying prices.
         Extent	1 manuscript; 1 page [1r]
         PhysicalDescription	Black ink; 17.6 x 24.2 cm.