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Gloriana op. 53 :opera in three acts

Title
Gloriana [microform] : op. 53 :opera in three acts / Benjamin Britten.
Author
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Publication
[1953?-1967]

Details

Additional Authors
  • Plomer, William, 1903-1973.
  • Britten-Pears Library. Manuscript.
  • Toscanini Memorial Archives.
Description
4 items of ms. music (185, [14], 6 [i.e. 3], 6 p.)
Uniform Title
Gloriana. Selections (Sketches)
Alternative Title
Gloriana.
Subject
  • Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976 > Manuscripts > Facsimiles
  • Operas > Excerpts > Scores
  • Musical sketches
  • Operas > Excerpts > Vocal scores with harp
Note
  • Holograph signed (Britten-Pears Library, Aldeburgh).
  • Libretto by William Plomer.
  • Following title page in item 2 in composer's hand: Benjamin Britten Aldegurgh 1953.
  • Target title.
  • Discarded sketches were originally for a version designated opus 52, later changed to opus 53.
  • Choral dances from Act II, scene 1 were arranged for tenor, harp and chorus for performance at the opening concert of the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, March 1, 1967.
  • Film no. A 3.
Reproduction (note)
  • Microfilm.
Contents
Composition sketch - Discarded sketches - Revisions to vocal score (1966) - Choral dances (1967 version for tenor, harp, and chorus).
Call Number
*ZBT-552
OCLC
NYPG94-C5407
Author
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Title
Gloriana [microform] : op. 53 :opera in three acts / Benjamin Britten.
Imprint
[1953?-1967]
Reproduction
Microfilm. Aldeburgh. Britten-Pears Library, 1979, 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
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Added Author
Plomer, William, 1903-1973.
Britten-Pears Library. Manuscript.
Toscanini Memorial Archives.
Research Call Number
*ZBT-552
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