Britten Thematic Catalogue

Manuscript Sources

1. Mass in E minor - 2 items

   Title	Mass in E minor
   Subtitle	For mixed voices and orchestra
   RefNo	BBM/mass_in_e_minor
   Date	Mar 1925-Jul 1926
   Description	A setting of the traditional Latin mass.
   Extent	2 items

   1. Holographs - 2 items

      Title	Holographs
      RefNo	BBM/mass_in_e_minor/1
      Date	Mar 1925-Jul 1926
      Extent	2 items

      1. Fair copies - 4 items

         Title	Fair copies
         RefNo	BBM/mass_in_e_minor/1/1
         Date	Mar 1925-Jul 1926
         Description	This source is spread over four separate volumes.
         Extent	4 items

         1. Fair copy - 1 manuscript; 16 pages [2r-15v]

            Title	Fair copy
            Subtitle	Part 1
            RefNo	BBM/mass_in_e_minor/1/1/1
            Date	Mar-Apr 1925
            Description	Britten has noted at the beginning of each section the date on which he completed it. The orchestral part is written in short score.
            Extent	1 manuscript; 16 pages [2r-15v]
            PhysicalDescription	Pencil; 23.5 x 29.2 cm. See Title Page of Collected Volume.
            TitlePageOfCollectedVolume	'March 1925 / Mass in / E Minor (Part / I) / EB Britten'.

         2. Fair copy - 1 manuscript; 16 pages [2r-15v]

            Title	Fair copy
            Subtitle	Part 2
            RefNo	BBM/mass_in_e_minor/1/1/2
            Date	May 1925
            Description	Britten has noted at the beginning of each section the date on which he completed it. The orchestral part is written in short score.
            Extent	1 manuscript; 16 pages [2r-15v]
            PhysicalDescription	Pencil; 23.5 x 29.2 cm. See Title Page of Collected Volume.
            TitlePageOfCollectedVolume	'May 1925 / Mass in / E Minor / (Part II) / EB.Britten'.

         3. Fair copy - 1 manuscript; 21 pages [2r-20v]

            Title	Fair copy
            Subtitle	Part 3
            RefNo	BBM/mass_in_e_minor/1/1/3
            Date	Jun-Jul 1925
            Description	Britten has noted at the beginning of section 12, on page 7v , the date on which he completed it. Pages 17r-20v appear to be from 1926 as they are in a different style and seems to lead straight into part 4 of this fair copy. The orchestral part is written in short score.
            Extent	1 manuscript; 21 pages [2r-20v]
            PhysicalDescription	Pencil and black ink; 23.5 x 29.2 cm. See Title Page of Collected Volume.
            TitlePageOfCollectedVolume	'June 1925 / Mass in E Minor / (Part III) / E.B.Britten'.

         4. Fair copy - 1 manuscript; 10 pages [2r-9v]

            Title	Fair copy
            Subtitle	Part 4
            RefNo	BBM/mass_in_e_minor/1/1/4
            Date	Feb-Jul 1926
            Description	Britten has noted at the bottom of page 5v 'At this movement the work is again worked at on July 7th 1926'. The orchestral part is written in short score.
            Extent	1 manuscript; 10 pages [2r-9v]
            PhysicalDescription	Black ink; 23.1 x 30.4 cm. See Title Page of Collected Volume. Paper manufacturer's catalogue No. = RC1
            TitlePageOfCollectedVolume	'Britten / Kirkley / Lowestoft / Mass in E minor / Part IV'.

      2. Discarded draft material - 1 manuscript; 7 pages [1r-7v]

         Title	Discarded draft material
         RefNo	BBM/mass_in_e_minor/1/2
         Date	Feb-Jul 1926
         Description	Discarded movement [No.16 Genitum Non Factum] from [insert Ref No for BBM/mass_in_e_minor/1/1/4]. Page 7 of this manuscript is an earlier version of page 3. Britten has retrospectively (c. 1933-4) written '1924' at the top of some of the pages. However,the discarded material dates from Feb-Jul 1926.
         Extent	1 manuscript; 7 pages [1r-7v]
         PhysicalDescription	Black ink; 23.1 x 30.4 cm. Paper manufacturer's catalogue No. = RC1