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The prodigal son

Title
The prodigal son [microform] /Benjamin Britten.
Author
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Publication
1968.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Plomer, William, 1903-1973.
  • Britten-Pears Library. Manuscript.
  • Toscanini Memorial Archives.
Description
3 items of ms. music (93, [12], 222 p.)
Uniform Title
Prodigal son (Sketches)
Alternative Title
Prodigal son (Sketches)
Subject
  • Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976 > Manuscripts > Facsimiles
  • Oratorios > Scores
  • Musical sketches
Note
  • Holograph signed (Britten-Pears-Library, Aldeburgh.)
  • Includes: Composition sketch (condensed score) -- Discarded sketches and revision patches -- Full score sketches.
  • At foot of p. 1, item 3: C 1968 by Faber Music Co.
  • Third parable for church performance; op. 81.
  • Libretto by William Plomer.
  • For solo voices, chorus, alto flute, piccolo, trumpet, horn, viola, doublebass, harp, percussion, and chamber organ.
  • Complete description of discarded sketches on frame 105.
  • Film no. A 8.
Reproduction (note)
  • Microfilm.
Call Number
*ZBT-557
OCLC
NYPG94-C5843
Author
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Title
The prodigal son [microform] /Benjamin Britten.
Imprint
1968.
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-557
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