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Symphonic suite Gloriana op. 53a

Title
Symphonic suite Gloriana [microform] : op. 53a / Benjamin Britten.
Author
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Publication
[1954-1957]

Details

Additional Authors
  • Holst, Imogen, 1907-1984.
  • Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1566-1601.
  • Britten-Pears Library. Manuscript.
  • Toscanini Memorial Archives.
Description
4 items of music (32, 20, 28, 66 p.)
Uniform Title
Gloriana. Suite. Selections. (Sketches)
Alternative Title
Gloriana. Suite.
Subject
  • Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976 > Manuscripts > Facsimiles
  • Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1566-1601 > Musical settings
  • Suites (Orchestra) > Excerpts > Scores
  • Musical sketches
  • Music > Manuscripts > Facsimiles
Note
  • Holograph signed (items 1 and 3) (Britten-Pears Library, Aldeburgh.)
  • Reproduction of manuscript in hand of Imogen Holst (items 2 and 4)
  • Words of lute song by Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex.
  • Item 1 includes: Preparatory sketches and scoring notes in composer's hand.
  • Item 2 includes: Stage orchestra music from the opera from which The courtly dances are derived.
  • Item 3 includes: The courtly dances, rescored for an Aldeburgh Festival performance (sketches)
  • Item 4 includes: Symphonic suite, Gloriana, patched and amended (Selections)
  • Target title.
  • Film no. A 4.
Reproduction (note)
  • Microfilm.
Contents
The lute song (Sketch) - The courtly dances (Sketch) - Stage orchestra music, Act II, scene 3 of the opera Gloriana - The courtly dances (1957 revision) - Symphonic suite (revisions) (Selections): The tournament, The lute Song, The courtly dances, Gloriana moritura.
Call Number
*ZBT-553
OCLC
NYPG94-C5414
Author
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Title
Symphonic suite Gloriana [microform] : op. 53a / Benjamin Britten.
Imprint
[1954-1957]
Reproduction
Microfilm. Aldeburgh. Britten-Pears Library, 1979, 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
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Added Author
Holst, Imogen, 1907-1984.
Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1566-1601.
Britten-Pears Library. Manuscript.
Toscanini Memorial Archives.
Research Call Number
*ZBT-553
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