Britten Thematic Catalogue

Manuscript Sources

1. Little birdies singing - 1 item

   Title	Little birdies singing
   Subtitle	For piano
   RefNo	BBM/little_birdies_singing
   Date	circa 1921
   Extent	1 item

   1. Holographs - 1 item

      Title	Holographs
      RefNo	BBM/little_birdies_singing/1
      Date	circa 1921
      Extent	1 item

      1. Fair copy - 1 page of 64 page manuscript [2v]

         Title	Fair copy
         RefNo	BBM/little_birdies_singing/1/1
         Date	circa 1921
         Description	Fair copy, with title, situated on the bottom two systems of the page. Britten has retrospectively (c. 1933-4) written '1922' at the top of the page. However, the handwriting and compositional style suggest an earlier date of circa 1921.
         Extent	1 page of 64 page manuscript [2v]
         PhysicalDescription	Pencil; 23.3 x 29.8. Shares a volume with other sources. See Related Records.