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ReferenceBBM/the_little_sweep

Title

The little sweep

Subtitle / Other TitleThe opera from ''Let's make an opera'', an entertainment for young people

Published Opus NoOp. 45

DateApr-May 1949

DescriptionThe work was 'Affectionately dedicated to the real Gay, Juliet, Sophie, Tina, Hughie, Jonny and Sammy - the Gathorne-Hardys of Great Glemham, Suffolk'. The little sweep was originally prefaced with a play showing the cast preparing to perform the opera they had supposedly written. According to Eric Crozier, the play 'should be rewritten to suit the local circumstances and characters of any group performing The little sweep. Revised versions of the play were prepared in 1955 and 1965, and an alternative sequence of music and readings, The climbing boy, was compiled by Paul Johnson in 1971 (available on hire).

Extent5 items

CopiesMaterial has been microfilmed and is available as follows:
Composition sketch: X7, frames 2 - 38
Composition sketch Sc 3: X7, frames 39 - 56
Full score: A6, frames 2 - 105
Libretto draft synopsis: A60, frames 98 - 105

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